What Is The Territorial Jurisdiction Principle Of Maritime Litigation?

That is to say, the court shall determine the place of the contract, the place of execution and the place of infringement.

1. the action brought about by maritime tort shall be in addition to the provisions of articles twenty-ninth to thirty-first of the civil procedure law, and the maritime court of the port where the port of registry is located.

2. the litigation brought about by disputes over maritime pport contracts shall be governed by the maritime courts of the place where the phipment port is located, except in accordance with the twenty-eighth provision of the civil procedure law.

3. a lawsuit brought about by a dispute over the contract of seagoing ship shall be governed by the maritime court of the port of delivery, the port of return, the port of registry, and the domicile of the defendant.

4. a lawsuit brought about by a dispute over maritime claims shall be governed by the maritime court of the place where the insured object is located, where the accident occurred, and where the defendant is domiciled.

5. the proceedings brought about by disputes over Seamen's labor contract shall be governed by the place where the plaintiff's domicile, the place where the contract is signed, the crew's boarding port or the place of departure, and the maritime court of the defendant's domicile.

6. a lawsuit brought about by a maritime security dispute shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where the guaranty is located and the place where the defendant is domiciled; and the lawsuit brought about by a ship mortgage dispute shall also be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court at the place where the port of registry is located.

7. the proceedings brought about by disputes over the ownership, possession, use right and priority of the ship shall be governed by the place where the ship is located, where the port of registry is located, and the maritime court of the defendant's domicile.

8. litigation brought about by salvage expenses shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the salvage site or the salvage ship first arrived.

9. the action brought about by general average shall be governed by the people's court where the ship first arrives, the general average adjuster or the place where the voyage ends.