Concept of Shipping Law and Degrees of Autonomy

The concept underlying any area of law, and shipping law is no exception, should
entail two core issues: the criterion defining the subject matter and the nature of
its rules. Both factors are inextricably linked. First, by defining the subject matter,
a part of the social reality is identified and, consequently, it is governed by specific
rules of law. Second, the set of rules so defined leads to the issue of its eventual
justification, because this set of rules deserves a special or different legal status. In
other words, a new branch of law means that there is a new set of rules that applies
to a sector of the social reality.

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