Legal Aspects of Cruises [electronic resource] / edited by Cecilia Fresnedo de Aguirre.

Contributor(s):

Fresnedo de Aguirre, Cecilia [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law ; 56Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022Edition: 1st ed. 2022Description: VI, 381 p. online resourceISBN:

9783030830908

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DDC classification:

340.9 23

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Contents:

Part I General Report -- Legal Aspects of Cruises - General Report -- Part II National Reports - Europe -- Belgium: Legal Aspects of cruises from a Belgian perspective -- Bulgarie : Aspects légaux des croisières en Bulgarie -- Germany: Legal Aspects of Cruises from a German Perspective -- Poland : Legal Aspects of Cruises in Poland -- Romania: Legal Aspects of Cruises in Romania -- Spain: Legal Aspects of Cruises in Spain -- Part III. National Reports - North and South America -- Argentina: Legal Aspects of Cruises in Argentina -- Brazil: Legal Aspects of Cruises in Brazil -- USA: U.S. Perspective on the Legal Aspects of Cruises -- Uruguay: Legal Aspects of Cruises in Uruguay -- Part IV. National Reports - Asia and Euro-Asia -- Japan: Legal Aspects of Cruises in Japan -- Turkey: Legal Aspects of Cruises in Turkey -- Annex: Questionnaire on Legal Aspects of Cruises - Questionnaire sur les aspects légaux des croisières.

Summary: This book presents a comparative study on various issues regarding legal aspects of cruises - mainly, the importance of the cruise business, the impact of cruise tourism, general and specific rules applicable to cruises, liability issues, cruise passengers as consumers, package travel, labor rules for cruise workers, relevant rules on ports (e.g. on taxes, costs and rates charged to cruises in different ports), rules on the environmental impact of cruises, jurisdiction, arbitration, and choice of law in cruise contracts, and general conditions used by companies offering cruise services - in order to identify the current sources of law on these matters and determine whether or not they are appropriate and sufficient. Combining a general report with individual national reports, the book offers not only a general overview, but also the perspectives of selected jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe and Asia, namely: Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey, the United States, and Uruguay.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	340.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000038012ENG

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This book presents a comparative study on various issues regarding legal aspects of cruises - mainly, the importance of the cruise business, the impact of cruise tourism, general and specific rules applicable to cruises, liability issues, cruise passengers as consumers, package travel, labor rules for cruise workers, relevant rules on ports (e.g. on taxes, costs and rates charged to cruises in different ports), rules on the environmental impact of cruises, jurisdiction, arbitration, and choice of law in cruise contracts, and general conditions used by companies offering cruise services - in order to identify the current sources of law on these matters and determine whether or not they are appropriate and sufficient. Combining a general report with individual national reports, the book offers not only a general overview, but also the perspectives of selected jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe and Asia, namely: Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey, the United States, and Uruguay.

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