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- The Collision of the Steamship Olaf and the Ironclad Emperor Alexander II: Defining the Limits of a Pilot’s Liability1. Factual Background On 14 July 1887, the squadron ironclad Emperor Alexander II was launched at the New Admiralty in St Petersburg. It was an occasion of both significance and celebration, since the Emperor Alexander II was the first Baltic ironclad to be constructed in fifteen years. Following…
- 95 Years of the Maritime Arbitration Commission: a Legacy Shaped by Its PeopleAt the heart of any institution’s history lie the people whose commitment and determination gave it life and carried it forward. The 95-year history of the Maritime Arbitration Commission (MAC), Russia’s oldest specialised arbitration, is not just a timeline of procedural rules and decisions, but a complex and often dramatic chronicle of human destinies.
- Members of the Russian Maritime Law Society: From Composer to WinemakerIn our previous article, we explored the origins of the Russian Maritime Law Society, the goals it pursued, and how effectively it fulfilled them. This article continues that research, now through the lens of personal stories. Presented here are the biographies of members of the Society and Russian honorary members of the Comité Maritime International (CMI), whose identities we have been able to establish. Their lives have been reconstructed piece by piece from archival documents, family recollections, and rare online sources.
- General Average: Development and Characteristics of the InstitutionThe article examines the institution of general average, focusing on the development of the concept and its key characteristics. The author explores the historical stages of the institution’s formation and the modern approach to its application.
- Russian Maritime Law Society at the beginning of the 20th century: Origins, Founders, and PurposeThis article offers a detailed historical overview of the Russian Maritime Law Society, drawing upon previously unpublished archival materials. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the historical and social background in which the foundations were laid for the establishment of the first association of its kind within the Russian Empire. The article examines rules of maritime law of that period and cites correspondence between the Comité Maritime International (hereinafter referred to as CMI or the Committee) and Russian ministers, in which the supranational organization makes a compelling case for the rationale behind the formation of a national Maritime Law Society. The publication also briefly outlines the history of the Society, revealing the procedures by which new members joined, how meetings were held, and how the members prepared for the Comité Maritime International conferences. Furthermore, for the very first time, we are unveiling a complete list of Society members as of 1913.
- A brief history of the Russian Maritime Law Society (1905–1917)This article is essentially a historical review of the Russian Maritime Law Society. The text is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the foundation of the Society and the role of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich Romanov, who approved the Charter of the Society. The second part describes the purpose of the Society, namely, to unite the efforts of lawyers to study, develop and unify maritime law; this part also describes the international analogue of the Society, the Comite Maritime International. The Russian Society was its member. The third part describes the activities of the Comite Maritime International in developing international conventions in the field of maritime law. The lack of information regarding the Russian Society of Maritime Law in the Russian archives is made up for through the archives of Comite Maritime International, namely, the minutes of the negotiations of the conventions drafts. The fourth part deals with the personalities and their activities in the Society.
- A Brief History of the Comité Maritime International and Russia’s Membership1. Value of Maritime Agreements Since ancient times, seafaring has been one of the main ways of accomplishing trade. The seas have not belonged and do not belong to anyone, and people must agree on conduct at sea. Merchants from different states have to concur on the terms for carriage by sea, and…