英文摘要
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The maritime law is sophisticated. Based on "natural and technical characteristics of things", it is quite different from land law. It is the law regulated everything mankind engaged in maritime activities. It is included but not limited to the commercial rights and obligations. Caesar said that "Land is governed by me but sea is ruled by the law of Rhodes." It described that land law and sea law are essentially different and developed individually. This article is intended to compare, integrate, and cope with shipping practices and maritime legal system. It is considered that the possibility of independence of maritime law system. Due to the foreign-related element of maritime law, international conventions based on commerce, safety, security, environmental protection, and crew labor rights are obeyed in shipping practices. Corresponded to maritime legal system, it could be found that the maritime law has been overridden completely by international regulations or run into the self-rule of private law. However, independent maritime law system is formed intentionally or unintentionally. Finally, three "next steps" are provided as a reference for the establishment of independent maritime law system that the law application of "sea-related" element, the legislative direction of "generalized maritime law" and the legislative framework of "general theory of maritime law".
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