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Efficient dispute resolution mechanisms in marine insurance contracts: Legal perspectives and emerging trends

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Abuelenin, Ahmed Hany M.1
URI: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2850
2025-03-31
The marine insurance contract primarily aims at providing security for the performance of the commercial activity of transporting goods. This contract has a special nature that aims to indemnify the insured against losses to the marine adventure. Marine insurance contract disputes, like several other types of disputes, are determined by various resolution procedures, either in the courts or through alternative methods such as arbitration, negotiation, and mediation. This characteristic influences the choice of the substantive and procedural rules that will apply to resolve possible conflicts between the parties. If disputes do arise, peaceful and quick resolution is in the interest of everyone involved. Commercial parties usually insert in marine insurance contracts the choice of court and applicable law clauses that determine a timely resolution of disputes. The choice of dispute resolution method is therefore critical. In this paper, we discuss modern, quick, and effective resolutions to ensure that the disputes arising from a marine insurance contract are resolved at the lowest cost. We also analyze several cases.
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Title

Efficient dispute resolution mechanisms in marine insurance contracts: Legal perspectives and emerging trends

Pages

Figures

1

Tables

1

ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

10.17402/629

Type

Original scientific article

Journal

81 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 81 / 2025

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Copyright Holder

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Published

2025-03-31

Recieved

2024-10-14

Accepted

2025-02-04

Funding

No data

Keywords

marine insurance contracts, dispute resolution mechanisms, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), maritime law, arbitration and mediation, legal frameworks

URI:

https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2850

Language

English

Authors

Abuelenin, Ahmed Hany M.1

Affiliation

1 King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Maritime Studies Commercial and Maritime Law, Supply Chain Management and Maritime Business Department Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, draha4@yahoo.com

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