ABSTRACT:
This article discusses the relationship between International maritime law and local maritime law from legislative and judicial perspectives. It explains the relationship through India’s implementation of international maritime conventions. The article concludes that the relationship has a well-developed pattern based on legislative structures and judicial processes. With strong historical roots and traditions, the relationship is motivated by international comity and has firm grounding in international and domestic public policy in support of international uniformity to facilitate international commerce.
Authored by Rama Gandhi, NMIMS School Of Law.