The Liability of Classification Societies
Classification societies are discharging various functions in the interest of flag States and shipowners. They are important actors in the system of maritime safety. Because the liability of shipowners is limited, classification societies have been consid
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Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs Volume 9
Edited by Jürgen Basedow Peter Ehlers Hartmut Graßl Hans-Joachim Koch Rainer Lagoni Gerhard Lammel Ulrich Magnus Peter Mankowski Marian Paschke Thomas Pohlmann Uwe Schneider Jürgen Sündermann Rüdiger Wolfrum Wilfried Zahel
Nicolai Lagoni
The Liability of Classification Societies
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Dr. Nicolai Lagoni International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht Mittelweg 187 20148 Hamburg [email protected]
Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Rechtswissenschaft der Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft der Universität Hamburg Erstgutachter: Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Basedow, LL.M. (Harvard) Zweitgutachter: Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Rüdiger Wolfrum Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 31. Januar 2007
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007928574
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To my parents
Preface
The topic of this study originated in a discussion with my doctoral advisor Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Basedow, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. I am most grateful for his inspiring advice and constant intellectual support which he gave me throughout the two years of my research and writing. I would further like to thank Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Rüdiger Wolfrum, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law in Heidelberg for the timely submission of the second opinion on my dissertation. The interdisciplinary discussions in the International Max Planck Research School Maritime Affairs were very helpful and have furthered this study. I feel obliged to the Directors of the Research School. Furthermore the Research School supported my research with a generous scholarship and provided me with a grant for the publication of this book. From February until May 2005, I h
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