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INTERNATIONAL LAW

MARITIME LAW ANSWER BOOK

Allen Black ( Mills Black LLP ) and Charlie Papavizas ( Winston & Strawn LLP )

Prepared in a way that accommodates experienced and novice attorneys , this Answer Book offers an easy-to-follow , engaging look into the maritime law issues affecting shippers , vessel owners , vessel bankers , and other maritime industry players . Its authors , who include a lawyer described by Chambers USA as “ the nation ’ s leading maritime regulatory lawyer ,” have engaged in decades of hands-on work handling complex maritime transactions , litigation , and investigations .

Beyond exploring the general scope and range of issues underlying what maritime law involves , this treatise dives straight into important U . S . and UK maritime regulatory issues . Lawyers will find helpful analyses of promotional programs , the Maritime Security Program , coastwide trade regulation , vessel financing , environmental protections , maritime torts , and criminal enforcement practices . Also included for readers are a series of U . S . Coast Guard forms , maritime agreement sample clauses , charter agreement templates , and pleadings checklists .

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1 softbound volume or digital , 912 pages , $ 263 , Item # 325756 , ISBN 978-1-4024-4137-0 , Published as needed

CONTENTS

PART I : INTRODUCTION TO MARITIME LAW 1 The Scope of Maritime Law 2 Finding Maritime Law 3 What Constitutes a Maritime

Contract ?

PART II : FOR THE VESSEL OWNER 4 Vessel Ownership and

Operations 5 Vessel Registration 6 Building a Vessel 7 Selling or Purchasing an

Existing Vessel 8 Vessel Chartering or Leasing 9 Crewing a Vessel 10 Insuring a Vessel 11 Sources of Government Regulation of Vessels 12 Environmental Regulation 13 Vessel Security , Piracy and

Stowaways 14 Vessel Classification 15 Economic Trading Restrictions —

The Cabotage Jones Act 16 U . S . Government Support for

U . S . Vessels 17 Taxes

PART III : FOR THE VESSEL BANKER

18 Ownership Considerations 19 Maritime Liens 20 Vessel Mortgages

“ The Maritime Law Answer Book will help you navigate those legal complexities by providing current , reliable , easy-to-use information with the detail that you need .”

– Timothy M . Close , Captain , USCG ( Ret .)

21 What a Banker Needs to Know

About Marine Insurance 22 Bankruptcy 23 Federal Government Vessel

Financing Programs

PART IV : FOR SHIPPERS OF GOODS AND COMMODITIES 24 Players and Terms in

International Cargo Shipping 25 Government Economic

Regulation of Liner Shipping 26 Bills of Lading 27 Liabilities and Defenses of

Carriers 28 Marine Cargo Insurance 29 Bulk Cargo Shipping

Index

INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW ANSWER BOOK

U . S . CUSTOMS LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Thomas J . K . Smith ( Law Office of Thomas J . K . Smith ) and David Serko

Through informal , question-and-answer-driven dialogue , this book walks international trade attorneys and professionals through the legal issues impacting United States-bound imports , along with the parties that manufacture and ship them . Both of the Answer Book ’ s authors have significant experience representing multinational parties in U . S . state and federal courts , including the U . S . Court of International Trade and the U . S . Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit . Anyone who counsels or interfaces with global trade partners , freighters , shippers , or the U . S . CBP will find in-depth coverage of the entire importation process , from pre-importation requirements to dispute resolution .

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1 softbound volume or digital , 866 pages , $ 329 , Item # 328769 , ISBN 978-1-4024-2841-8 , Published as needed

CONTENTS

PART I : INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW 1 Overview of International

Trade Law

PART II : THE TARIFF SYSTEM 2 Tariff Classification of

Imported Merchandise 3 Customs Valuation of

Imported Merchandise

PART III : IMPORTING RESTRICTIONS 4 Prohibited and Restricted

Merchandise 5 Quotas

PART IV : PRE-IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS 6 Country of Origin 7 Country of Origin Marking 8 Pre-Importation Notification :

Importer Security Filing ( ISF ) 9 Customs Bonds

PART V : ENTRY OF IMPORTED GOODS

10 Entry for Consumption 11 Entry for Warehouse 12 Liquidation of Entries 13 Entry for Transportation 14 Entry for Temporary Importation Under Bond ( TIB )

15 Entry Recordkeeping and Production of Import Records

16 Admission into a Foreign Trade Zone

PART VI : REDUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF DUTY 17 Personal Exemptions and

Declarations 18 Drawback of Duties 19 Duty Exemption for Returned and Reimported Goods

20 Duty-Free Trade Programs and Free Trade Agreements

PART VII : CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION , REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT 21 Rulings on Imported

Merchandise 22 Protests 23 Antidumping and

Countervailing Duties 24 Enforcement of Intellectual

Property Rights 25 Licensing and Regulation of

Customs Brokers 26 Sanctions for Customs

Violations

PART VIII : JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CUSTOMS MATTERS 27 Review by the United States

Court of International Trade 28 Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Index

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