Great Lakes rule
Great Lakes rule 〈美〉五大湖原则 指在州际水面上因合同或侵权纠纷发生的海事诉讼的当事人有权要求由陪审团审判的原则。
perils of river, lake, or canal 河流、湖泊或运河风险 产生于河流、湖泊或运河上,非人为因素造成且人力无法避免的特有风险,它与海上风险〔perils of the sea〕相类似。
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lakes and land-locked seas in international law 国际法上的湖泊和内陆海 湖泊和内陆海在法律意义上无区别,其不同在于前者一般指淡水湖,后者一般指咸水湖,二者共同构成广义的湖泊。若湖泊或内陆海完全处于一国的领土内,则构成该国领土的一部分,该国对其享有领土主权;若湖泊或内陆海的沿岸属于两个或两个以上国家,除国际协议另有规定外,应分属各沿岸国所有和管辖。若湖泊或内陆海可通航至公海且分属两个或两个以上沿岸国,其法律地位应由沿岸国依国际协议或条约确定。国际湖泊一般对所有国家的商船开放。
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Great Lakes rule. Maritime law. The statutory provision that an admiralty litigant is entitled to a jury trial in a contract or tort action if the lawsuit arises from the operation of a commercial vessel on the Great Lakes or the navigable waters connecting them. See 28 USCA § 1873. [Cases: Admiralty 80. C.J.S. Admiralty
perils of the lakes 〈美〉湖上风险 在五大湖区航行的风险,其含义同海上风险。 (→perils of the sea)
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dangers of lake navigation 〈美〉大湖区航行风险 指在美国五大湖区航行时常遇到的以及由五大湖港口入口处浅水带来的危险。
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Maritime law. The statutory provision that an admiralty litigant is entitled to a jury trial in a contract or tort action if the lawsuit arises from the operation of a commercial vessel on the Great Lakes or the navigable waters connecting them. See 28 USCA § 1873. [Cases: Admiralty 80. C.J.S. Admiralty §§ 216–218.]
lake, n. 1. A large body of standing water in a depression of land or basin supplied from the drainage of an extended area; esp., a natural depression in the surface of the earth containing a reasonably permanent body of water that is substantially at rest. [Cases: Waters and Water Courses 108. C.J.S. Waters §§
peril of the sea. An action of the elements at sea of such force as to overcome the strength of a well-founded ship and the normal precautions of good marine practice. • A peril of the sea may relieve a carrier from liability for the resulting losses. — Also termed danger of navigation; danger of