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lakes and land-locked seas in international law

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

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

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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 §§ 216–218.]

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lake

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 §§

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peril of the sea

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

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