Death on the High Seas Act 1920

Death on the High Seas Act 1920
Death on the High Seas Act 1920
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The United States Death on the High Seas Act 1920 (DOHSA) (46 U.S.C. app. §§ 761–768) is a United States admiralty law enacted by the United States Congress. It was originally intended to permit "recovery of damages against a shipowner by a spouse, child or dependent family member of a seaman killed in international waters"[1] in wrongful death cases "caused by negligence or unseaworthiness".[2] Today it is also applicable to cases "arising out of airline disasters over the high seas that occur beyond the 12-nautical miles territorial limit of U.S. waters".[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Schaffer, Agusti & Earle, 199–200.
  2. ^ Force, Yiannopoulos & Davies, 516
  3. ^ Schaffer, Agusti & Earle, 200.

References

  • Force, Robert; Yiannopoulos, A.N. & Davies, Martin. (2006). Admiralty and Maritime Law [Abridged Edition]. Beard Books. ISBN 1587982900
  • Schaffer, Richard; Agusti, Filiberto & Earle, Beverley. (2008). International Business Law and Its Environment. South-Western College/West; 7 edition. ISBN 0324649673.

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