A Basic Study on the Procedural Rules for Limitation of Liability in Maritime Law

• Project/Area Number: 21530075
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Civil law
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: FUJITA Tomotaka 東京大学, 大学院・法学政治学研究科, 教授 (80209064)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 商法 / 海事法 / 海商法 / 船主責任制限法 / 国際私法 / 国際民事訴訟法

Research Abstract

This research focuses on the procedural aspect of the shipowner's limitation of liability in maritime law. It reveals the diversity among the procedural rules concerning the shipowner's limitation of liability, comparing the national legislations which implement the international conventions. It also sheds light on the relationship between international conventions and national legislation examining to what extent the international conventions bind the domestic legislations.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Shipper's Obligations and Liabilities under the Rotterdam Rules (2011)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Journal Title: University of Tokyo Journal of Law and Politics Volume: Vol.8 Pages: 59-81
• [Journal Article] 万国海法会ブエノスアイレス・コロキアムについて (2010)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: 海法会誌 Volume: 復刊54号 Pages: 3-4
• [Journal Article] ロッテルダム・ルールズ (2010)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: 海法会誌 Volume: 復刊54号 Pages: 67-76
• [Journal Article] The Comprehensive Coverage of the New Convention : Performing Parties and the Multimodal Implications (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Journal Title: Texas International LawJournal Volume: vol.44 Pages: 349-373
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 新しい国連国際海上物品運送条約 (2009)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: NBL Volume: 907 Pages: 1-1
• [Journal Article] ロッテルダム・ルールズ-作成の経緯と特徴 (2009)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: 海法会誌 Volume: 復刊53号 Pages: 4-9
• [Journal Article] その他の問題・むすび (2009)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: 海法会誌 Volume: 復刊53号 Pages: 93-100
• [Journal Article] (特集 ロッテルダムルールズ)ロッテルダム・ルールズー-作成の経緯と特徴 (2009)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: 海法会誌 復刊53号
• [Journal Article] (特集 ロッテルダムルールズ)その他の問題・むすび (2009)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: 海法会誌 復刊53号
• [Journal Article] 新しい国連国際海上物品運送条約 (2009)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: NBL 907号
• [Journal Article] The Comprehensive Coverage of the New Convention : Performing Parties and the Multimodal Implications (2009)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Journal Title: Texas International Law Journal 44
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] ロッテルダム・ルールズとアジア太平洋諸国・日本 (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Organizer: アジア太平洋地域におけるロッテルダム・ルールズ
  • Place of Presentation: 海運クラブ国際会議場(東京都)(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-22
• [Presentation] ロッテルダム・ルールズとアジア太平洋諸国・日本 (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Organizer: アジア太平洋地域におけるロッテルダム・ルールズ
  • Place of Presentation: 海運クラブ国際会議場,東京,日本
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-21
• [Presentation] 責任期間と複合運送人的側面 (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Organizer: アジア太平洋地域におけるロッテルダム・ルールズ
  • Place of Presentation: 海運クラブ国際会議場(東京都)(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-21
• [Presentation] 責任期間と複合運送人的側面 (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Organizer: アジア太平洋地域におけるロッテルダム・ルールズ
  • Place of Presentation: 海運クラブ国際会議場,東京,日本
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-12
• [Presentation] Shipper's Obligation and Liability (2011)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Organizer: The 1st Transport and Maritime law,"The Rotterdam Rules"
  • Place of Presentation: Universite Paris Sorbonne, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-03
• [Presentation] Shipper's Obligation and Liability (2011)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Organizer: The 1st Transport and Maritime law "The Rotterdam Rules"
  • Place of Presentation: Universite Paris Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, USE
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-03
• [Presentation] The Coverage of the Rotterdam Rules (2010)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Organizer: Comite Maritime International Colloquium in Buenos Aires
  • Place of Presentation: Marriott Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-27
• [Presentation] Obligations and Liabilities of the Shipper, Rotterdam Rules (2010)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Organizer: InternationalBusiness Law Implementation and ResearchCenter(Koc University)
  • Place of Presentation: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-07
• [Presentation] Obligations and Liabilities of the Shipper (2010)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Organizer: Rotterdam Rules
  • Place of Presentation: International Business Law Implementation and Research Center (Koc University) Istanbul, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-07
• [Presentation] Performing Parties and Himalaya Protection (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Organizer: Colloquium on the Rotterdam Rules
  • Place of Presentation: De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-21
• [Presentation] Performing Parties and Himalaya Protection (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Organizer: Colloquium on the Rotterdam Rules
  • Place of Presentation: De Doelen, Rotterdam Netherlands
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-21
• [Presentation] Jurisdiction and Arbitration, A new Era in Uniform Transport Law (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Organizer: The 2008 UN Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea(The Rotterdam Rules)
  • Place of Presentation: Carlos III University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-18
• [Presentation] Jurisdiction and Arbitration (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Organizer: A new Era in Uniform Transport Law : The 2008 UN Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea(The Rotterdam Rules)
  • Place of Presentation: Carlos III University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-18
• [Presentation] The Rotterdam Rules : An Overview of the Responsibilities of the Carrier and Period of Responsibility (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Organizer: The 3rd Arab Conference for Commercial and Maritime Law, ACCML' 09, Rotterdam Rules 2009 : Uniformity v. Diversity for the Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea. AEuro-Arab Perspective
  • Place of Presentation: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandrina, Egypt
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-19
• [Presentation] The Rotterdam Rules : An Overview of the Responsibilities of the Carrier and Period of Responsibility (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Organizer: The 3rd Arab Conference for Commercial and Maritime Law, ACCML'09, Rotterdam Rules 2009 : Uniformity v.Diversity for the Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea-A Euro-Arab Perspective
  • Place of Presentation: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandrina, Egypt
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-19
• [Presentation] Rotterdam Rules : Scope of Application and Freedom of Contract (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Organizer: The 3rd Arab Conference for Commercial and Maritime Law, ACCML' 09, Rotterdam Rules 2009 : Uniformity v. Diversity for the Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea. A Euro-Arab Perspective
  • Place of Presentation: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-18
• [Presentation] Rotterdam Rules : Scope of Application and Freedom of Contract (2009)
  • Author(s): FUJITA, Tomotaka
  • Organizer: The 3rd Arab Conference for Commercial and Maritime Law, ACCML'09, Rotterdam Rules 2009 : Uniformity v.Diversity for the Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea-A Euro-Arab Perspective
  • Place of Presentation: Bibliotheca Alexandrina
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-18
• [Book] The United Nations Convention on Contractsfor the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea : An Appraisal of the "Rotterdam Rules" (2011)
  • Author(s): Meltem Deniz Guner-Ozbek, ed.
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] 関俊彦先生古稀記念変革期の企業法 (2011)
  • Author(s): 吉原和志=山本哲生
• [Book] The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea : An Appraisal of the "Rotterdam Rules" ("Obligations and Liabilities of the Shipper"を執筆)(Meltem Deniz Guner-O zbek, ed.) (2011)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] Michael Sturley, Vander Ziel, Rotterdam Rules : The UNConvention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Whollyor Partly by Sea (2010)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Total Pages: 506
  • Publisher: Sweet andMaxwell
• [Book] The Rotterdam Rules : Commentray to the United Nationtions Convention for the International Carriage of Goods Whollyor Partly by Sea (2010)
  • Author(s): Alexander von Ziegler, Johan Schelinand Stefano Zunarelli eds
  • Publisher: Kluwer
• [Book] Rotterdam Rules : The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (2010)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita (Michael Sturley, Van der Zielと共著)
  • Total Pages: 506
  • Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• [Book] The Rotter dam Rules : Commentray to the United Nationtions Convention for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea(Alexander von Ziegler, Johan Schelin and Stefano Zunarelli eds.,) ("Transport Documents and Electronic Transport Records, July 2010"を担当) (2010)
  • Author(s): Tomotaka Fujita
  • Publisher: Kluwer
• [Book] 関俊彦先生古希記念 変革期の企業法(吉原和志=山本哲生「統一条約の受容とその国内的変容---国際海上物品運送法を例として」を担当) (2010)
  • Author(s): 藤田友敬
  • Publisher: 商事法務