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The Limitation of the Liability of Shipowners [PDF]

Economica, 1921
THE Report of the Imperial Shipping Committee,' which has just been published, contains certain reconmmendations which, if carried out, would effect such fundamental changes in the English law, that the findings of the committee call for very careful consideration on the part of all the interests concerned.
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Profit‐with‐purpose corporations: Why purpose needs law and why it matters for management

European Management Review, Volume 20, Issue 4, Page 733-740, December 2023., 2023
Abstract In this contribution, we present the recent reform of corporate law in France (2017–2019) and discuss its implication at two levels. So far, “purpose” was mainly a managerial concept, and most efforts to make corporations responsible have not changed the legal constitution of the corporation.
Blanche Segrestin, Kevin Levillain
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Prioritising Proof over Speculation: Resolving the Prospective Inability Problem in Contract Damages

The Modern Law Review, Volume 86, Issue 4, Page 843-871, July 2023., 2023
Where one contracting party accepts the other party's repudiation should the former party's entitlement to substantial damages depend upon proof of its future ability to perform? The relevant case law is notoriously complex, and the question remains unsettled.
David Winterton
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Unjust enrichment in investor–State arbitration: A principled limit on compensation for future income from fossil fuels

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 358-370, July 2023., 2023
Abstract If States take seriously the Paris Agreement's mitigation goal by phasing out the use of fossil fuels in energy production, investor–State arbitration could allow claimants to recoup lost value. In awards of compensation, tribunals typically apply forward‐looking, income‐based valuation methods to quantify future cash flows.
Oliver Hailes
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Intercontinental shipping in the European Union emissions trading system: A ‘fifty–fifty’ alignment with the law of the sea and international climate law?

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 29-43, April 2023., 2023
Abstract The European Commission has proposed to extend the European Union (EU) emissions trading system to 50% of the carbon dioxide emissions from intercontinental maritime voyages that start or end at European ports. Yet, it remains unclear why this ‘fifty–fifty’ scope was selected and whether it is compatible with international law.
Manolis Kotzampasakis
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The public interest dimension of the single market for data: Public undertakings as a model for regulating private data sharing

European Law Journal, Volume 29, Issue 1-2, Page 91-113, January-March 2023., 2023
Abstract Data plays a crucial role for society. Accordingly, building a ‘single market for data’ by increasing the availability of public and private data ranks high on the EU policy agenda. But when advancing legal data sharing regimes, there is an inevitable need to balance public and private interests. While the European Commission continues to push
Heiko Richter
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Atlantic trade and the West African market economy: New evidence from cowry imports, 1650–1905

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, billions of cowries arrived in West Africa, leaving one of the few quantitative traces available for historians to measure the Atlantic trade's impact on the precolonial market economy. Yet, current estimates substantially underestimate the volume of cowry imports.
María José Pont Cháfer
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Defining High‐Impact AI in Autonomous Shipping: Legal Frameworks, Supply Chain Resilience, and Maritime Safety Dimensions

Transportation Journal, Volume 65, Issue 4, Autumn 2026.
ABSTRACT The rapid emergence of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has made the governance of artificial intelligence systems a question of immediate regulatory urgency. The European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (2024) and the Republic of Korea's AI Framework Act (2025) are the first two horizontal, binding, risk‐tiered AI statutes in ...
Sihyun Kim, Tae Jung Park
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Judicial Review: Substance and Procedure

The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 2, Page 227-254, March 2026.
In this article we distinguish two questions about judicial review. First, substance: what acts or decisions are properly subject to the grounds of review? Second, procedure: what acts or decisions are properly reviewable through the judicial review procedure? Then we settle both.
Adam Perry, Angelo Ryu
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Is the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 Sufficient to Promote the Uptake of Paperless Trading Systems?

The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 125-157, January 2026.
In September 2023, the Electronic Trade Documents Act (ETDA) came into force in the UK. It aims to facilitate paperless trade by allowing certain trade documents in electronic form to have the same legal functionality as their paper counterparts. The question this article poses is whether the ETDA, and similar legislative initiatives in other countries,
Ilias Ioannou
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