Death on the High Seas Act
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Long title | An Act relating to the maintenance of actions for death on the high seas and other navigable waters. |
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Nicknames | Death on the High Seas Act 1920 |
Enacted by | the 66th United States Congress |
Effective | March 30, 1920 |
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Public law | Pub. L. 66–165 |
Statutes at Large | 41 Stat. 537 |
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Titles amended | 46 U.S.C.: Shipping |
U.S.C. sections created | 46 U.S.C. ch. 303 § 30301 et seq. |
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The Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) (46 U.S.C. §§ 30301–30308) 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] It also applies to cases arising out of airline disasters over the high seas that occur beyond the 12-nautical miles of U.S. territorial waters.[3]
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References
- Force, Robert; Yiannopoulos, A.N. & Davies, Martin. (2006). Admiralty and Maritime Law [Abridged Edition]. Beard Books. ISBN 1-58798-290-0
- Schaffer, Richard; Agusti, Filiberto & Earle, Beverley. (2008). International Business Law and Its Environment. South-Western College/West; 7 edition. ISBN 0-324-64967-3.