论承运人在目的港对船载货物的留置权

本文结合海事司法实践和国内留置权立法趋势 ,阐述了海上承运人留置货物面临的困境。通过比较外国法律指出《海商法》第 87条规定的不合理性 ,并以海上运输之特点及承运人和收货人的利益平衡为重点论述了承运人对船载货物行使留置权不应以货物所有权归属债务人为条件 ,最后就承运人行使留置权的范围和程序提出了对《海商法》的修改意见。

Ocean Carrier's Lien on Cargo at the Discharging Port

This paper analyses the difficult conditions confronted with ocean carriers when they exercise their lien on cargo, and describes domestic judicial practice and legislation tendency on right of lien. Comparing with foreign laws, the paper indicates that the Article 87 of Chinese Maritime Law is unreasonable, and expounds that cargo's ownership shall not be the condition of ocean carrier's lien on cargo, considering ocean carriage's characters and the interest balance between the carrier and the consignee. At last the paper makes some remarks on Chinese Maritime Law's amendment about the coverage and procedure of ocean carrier's lien.