Enforcement of Maritime Claims: Russian and Latvian Perspective

Abstract: This thesis is a comparative legal research of the enforcement of maritime claims in two countries of the Baltic sea region - Russia and Latvia. It focuses on substantive and procedural aspects of enforcement of maritime claims. Thorough analysis of the ship arrest possibilities provided under Russian and Latvian law and of encumbrances of maritime property (maritime liens and ship mortgages) is supplemented by an overview of the legal systems in question together with a discussion of jurisdictional rules for international disputes and of conflict of laws rules established in both jurisdiction.