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1、INTRODUCTIONTOLEGALRESEARCHANDWRITINGINTHEMARITIMEFIELDProshantoK.MukherjeeProfessorofLawDalianMaritimeUniversityProfessorEmeritus,WorldMaritimeUniversityJurisDoctorHonorisCausa(LL.D.)LundUniversityRESEARCHMETHODOLOGYMethodsandApproachesTheoretical/Normative/PhilosophicalM
2、ethods(predominantinlegalresearch)-Legal,Dogmatic,BlackLetterLawMethod-ComparativeLawApproach-HistoricalApproachQuantitative/Empirical/StatisticalMethods(rareinlegalresearch)-Surveys-QuestionnairesChoiceoftopic:-PublicInternationalLaw(PIL)-RegulatoryMaritimeLaw(RML)-Privat
3、eMaritimeLaw(PML)SourcesofLaw-PIL:CustomaryLaw,Conventions,othertreatyinstruments,travauxpreparatoires,caselawSourcesofLaw-RML:Conventions,othertreatyinstruments(e.g.Codes),paradroit(e.g.IMOdocuments,agreements,accords,MOUs,guidelines,Resolutions),domesticlegislation,parli
4、amentarydebates,travauxpreparatoiresSourcesofLaw-PML:Conventions,travauxpreparatoires,privatelawinstruments(e.g.York-AntwerpRules),standardformcontracts(e.g.LOF,charterparties,shipsale/purchaseagreements),domesticlegislation,parliamentarydebates,caselaw,industrypracticesSo
5、urcematerials(notefollowingorderofpriority)primary:maritimelawtextbooks,scholarlyarticles,casedigests,internetspecializedtextbooks,conventions,legislation,otherinstruments(e.g.mandatorycodes),lawreportsSourcematerials(notefollowingorderofpriority)secondary:-Casesummaries
6、andnewsletterssuchasLloyd’sMaritimeLawNewsletter(LMLN)unpublishedmaterials,dissertations,industryperiodicals,writtencommunications,lecturenotes,oralinterviews,publiclectures,etc.ResearchprocessIssuestoconsider(a)preliminaryconsiderations:-jurisdictioninrelationtotopic(cou
7、rtand/orcountry)-legalsystem:civillaw,commonlaworotherResearchprocessIssuestoconsider(b)legalauthority:-bindingorpersuasiveeffectofsourcesoflawincludinglegislation,courtdecisions,internationalinstruments,customarylaw-non-bindingeffectofMOUs,etc.,voluntarycompliance(e.g.IM
8、Omemberstateauditscheme)ResearchprocessIssuestoconsider(c)identifyingrelevantmaterialfor