Hit and Miss?: An Elementary Analysis of Domestic Criminal Statutes and Involuntary Manslaughter in Fatal Maritime Collisions and Near Miss Incidents

摘要

Marine criminal law is all at sea. Indeed, even the very definition of a 'ship' is a matter of considerable judicial and academic debate. There are numerous possibilities in criminal charges following a maritime incident, but very little research or case analysis on the nature of, or approach to, maritime matters in criminal law. This is arguably partly due to their frequency being somewhat less than 'traditional' crime, but also as a result of such cases being heard routinely in the lower courts, at a local level, and so being unreported. As a result, it is arguably difficult to predict the verdict or sentence in cases which arise.