Frustration of contracts of affreightment in the event of capture of merchant ships by pirates in waters off Somalia

This thesis examines the application of the doctrine of frustration under the English private law of contracts to situations of capture of merchant ships for ransom by pirates operating according to the model which has developed in recent years off the coast of Somalia. The examination is centred on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fakhry, Aref
Other Authors: Staniland, Hilton
Published: University of Southampton 2013
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.605725