Examples of Maritime Claim in a sentence
Heads emphasised the importance of preserving the 2008 Special Agreement between Belize and Guatemala, which commits both parties to holding simultaneous referendums on submitting Guatemala’s Territorial, Insular and Maritime Claim to the International Court of Justice.
In terms of the above law, Admiralty action means proceedings in terms of this Act for the enforcement of a Maritime claim where such proceedings are by way of action or by way of any other competent procedure and include any ancillary or procedural measure, whether by way of application or otherwise.Maritime Claim has been defined as any claim for, arising out of or relating to any judgment or Arbitration Award relating to a Maritime Claim whether given or made in the Republic or elsewhere.
The law in South Africa has a wider and broader definition of a Maritime Claim as compared to similar Laws around the World.
As already noted and discussed hereinabove, Defendant No.1 has set up its case in South Africa by taking advantage (for which apparently it seems entitled) of the Admiralty jurisdiction of that Court which caters to and provides for an arrest of a Vessel on the basis of a Maritime Claim having an Arbitration Award in its favor.
It is not in dispute that claim of Defendant No.1 is a Maritime Claim and an Arbitration Award (though interim) has been given in its favour, and by invoking such jurisdiction, orders for arrest of Plaintiff‟s Vessel(s) have been obtained twice.