“泰坦尼克”案与海事赔偿责任限制的法律适用

从有关海事赔偿责任限制的国际公约和一些国内法的规定,以及有关国家的司法实践来看,海事赔偿责任限制的法律冲突的解决,不应仅仅适用法院地法,同时还需要适用国际条约、船旗国法、最密切联系地法律和公共秩序保留原则等;同时,中国《海商法》的有关海事赔偿责任限制的法律适用的规定存在不足,需要进一步完善。

The Titanic Case and Application of laws Related to Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims

In view of international conventions and municipal laws related to limitation of liability for maritime claims and judicial practice,in some counties,this article maintains that to resolve the conflict of laws of liability limitation,we should rely not only on the lex fori,but also on the conventions,the law of the flag,the law of the place with the most significant relationship and the law concerning the maintenance of public orders,etc.The provisions in the Maritime Act of the PRC concerning application of laws on limitation of liability for maritime claims have some defects that should be cured.