EDITORIAL
International carriage by sea of livestock

ANALYSIS OF CASES AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS

Weighing in the balance: The CMA CMG Libra
ANTHONY ROGERS
Alize 1954 & Another v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG & Others
[2020] EWCA Civ 293

Identifying the shipper under bills of lading
AHMET GELGEC

MVV Environment Devonport Ltd v NTO Shipping

GmbH & Co KG (The MV Nortrader)

[2020] EWHC 1371 (Comm)

ARTICLES
Unmanned vessels and regulatory concerns
MAREL KATSIVELA
Associate Professor, Faculty of law, 
University of Ottawa

A legal framework to govern the operation of MASS (maritime autonomous surface ships) is urgently needed – many questions are as yet unanswered by existing international  legislation.

The legal rights of seafarers to health protection measures during the Covid-19 pandemic
ZOUMPOULIA AMAXILATI
Lecturer in Shipping and Trade Law, 
Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, 
Swansea University

Is the law adequate to secure the necessary health protection measures for seafarers? A look at  English private law principles as they apply to the maritime labour context

Oceans as spaceports: state jurisdiction and responsibility for space launch projects at sea
ALLA POZDNAKOVA
Law Faculty, University of Oslo

Sea-based launches of satellites may pose security and environmental concerns for states – is UNCLOS adequate and does it conflict with the Outer space Treaty?

Deep sea mining in the Area:  clouded in plumes of uncertainty
KLAAS WILLAERT
Department of European, Public and International Law, Faculty of Law and Criminology, 
Ghent University, Belgium

NATIONAL AND REGIONAL REPORTS
Force majeure in Chinese maritime law: an overview
LING ZHU
Associate Professor, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS

IMLI – The International Maritime Law Institute – 30th Anniversary
Patrick Griggs

BOOK REVIEW

Arnould Law of Marine Insurance and  Average (19th edn) and Second Cumulative Supplement
Jonathan Gilman QC, Mark Templeman QC, Claire Blanchard QC, Philippa Hopkins QC, Neil Hart and David Walsh (eds)
“Indispensable” – “treatise of the foremost rank” – "crystal clear text illustrates the professionalism and expertise of the editors” Emeritus Professor Rhidian Thomas

Index of cases

Index of legislation

Index