AbstractChapter 1 Introductory Issues 1.1 English legal history and legal system 1.2 Chinese legal history and legal system 1.3 Comparison between two legal systems 1.4 Maritime law and its history 1.5 Necessity of the research 1.6 Why English maritime law? 1.7 Contributio and aims of the researchChapter 2 Basic Definitio 2.1 Definition of damages and other terminologies 2.2 Obligatio.remedies and damages 2.3 The objects of damages 2.4 The interests that damages law exists to protect 2.5 Legal philosophy.morality and law 2.6 Particular issues relating tO the carriage by seaChapter 3 Causation 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Definition of causation English—style 3.3 The“but for”test 3.4 Competing causes 3.5 Common see 3.6 Causation:the Chinese position 3.7 The burden of proof of causation in sea carriage cases 3.8 Contributory negligence and the carriage of goods by sea 3.9 Causation issues in obligatio and exceptio in the carriageof goods by sea 3.1 0 Causation and the cotruction of contractual obligatio 3.11 Questio of causation on nomination of safe port/berth 3.1 2 Other breaches of contract by carde 3.1 3 Deliberate wrongdoing 3.14 ConclusionChapter 4 The Remoteriess and Foreseeability Tests 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The remoteness rule in contract law.English—style 4.3 The remoteness rule and the Chinese Contract Law of 1 999 4.4 The remoteness rule in Chinese shipping law and its problems 4.5 Justificatio and legal policy:England and China 4.6 Reasonable contemplation:imputed knowledge or actualknowledge? 4.7 Whose contemplation? 4.8 The requisite degree of probability of the contractual testof remoteness 4.9 A further problem:the specificity of the knowledge required 4.10 Knowledge communicated to the defendant 4.1 1 What is taken to be within or outside the contemplation ofthe parties to a carriage contract? 4.1 2 Exclusion of the remoteness rule 4.1 3 Foreseeability in tort law 4.14 Exception to foreseeability:deliberate wrongdoing 4.15 ConclusionChapter 5 Mitigation 5.1 Introduction 5.2 English legal rules on mitigation 5.3 Mitigation:Chinese law 5.4 Morality,mitigation and contract law 5.5 When to mitigate 5.6 The criterion of reasonableness in English law 5.7 The standard Of reasonableness in Chinese law 5.8 Deduction of benefits 5.9 Shipping law illustratio 5.1 0 Impecuniosity and mitigation 5.1l Conclusion Chapter 6 Measure Of Damages 6.1 Measure of damages in the carriage of goods by sea:Englishlaw 6.2 Measure of damages in the carriage of goods by sea: Chineselaw 6.3 Coequential lOSS 6.4 Liability to third parties as a head of damage 6.5 Other economic losses 6.6 Normal trait losses 6.7 ConclusionChapter 7 Limitation 7.1 Introduction and the history of the limitation regime 7.2 Necessity of two regimes 7.3 Package Limitation 7.4 Global Limitation 7.5 The future of the limitation regime 7.6 Conclusion and recommendatioChapter 8 Interest and Foreign Currency 8.1 Interest under English law. 8.2 Interest under Chinese law. 8.3 Foreign currency under English,law 8.4 Foreign currency under Chinese lawChapter 9 Conclusion 9.1 General comparison and reflectio on Chinese law 9.2 International maritime conventio and national law 9.3 Other specific problems and proposed solutioList of CasesList of Chinese statutes and their brief introductionAbbreviatioBibliography