Lexicon
Inland navigation and inland waterway law is a unique world. This means that specific jargon is often used. This lexicon will help you master some much-needed terms.
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Collision Supremacy/coincidence
een als onafwendbaar beschouwde oorzaak van schade, zoals bv. vloed of storm, die door menselijke hand niet verhinderd had kunnen worden. en die niet door de verzekering is gedekt.
Synoniemen: force majeure
an inevitable event occurring without the intervention of man - such as flood, tempest, or death - operating in case of certain contracts, such as insurances etc. Damage done by an Act of God would not be the responsibility of a bailee, although he/she might be responsible for many other calamities. Acts of God are excluded by the usual bill of lading and, to the extent not specifically assumed, by insurance policies.
Act of God is not perfectly synonymous with the expression force majeur; it includes, however, every loss by the latter, as long as there is no human negligence or human act is involved.Synoniemen: Act of God, force majeure
eine als unabwendbar angenommene Ursache, wie z.B. Flut oder Sturm eines durch menschliches Eingreifen nicht zu verhindernden Schadensfalls, der vertragsmäßig nicht gedeckt ist;
Synoniemen: vis major