The recognition of new maritime liens in Ghana:

This book seeks to highlight the types of maritime liens that had been in operation in Ghana since 1896 till the passage of the Ghana Shipping Act in 2003 and to contrast it with the new maritime liens which the Act has introduced. The legal impact of the new maritime liens as well as the lacunae in them are exposed and subjected to an analysis, with references being made to good practices in other maritime jurisdictions. This is to serve as a platform for making recommendations towards making them more useful for the country.The work is divided into 6 chapters. The 1st chapter provides for the definition, origin and characteristics of maritime liens. The 2nd chapter highlights the traditional maritime liens as were operational in Ghana from 1896 till 2003. The 3rd chapter enumerates the new maritime liens which were introduced by the passage of the Ghana Shipping Act (Act 645) in 2003. Chapter 4 examines the legal implications of these new maritime liens while chapter 5 deals with the lacunae in the Act with regard to these new maritime liens. The last chapter is devoted to making recommendations that would help make the application of maritime liens in the country more efficient.

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Gilbert Ayisi Addo was born in 1970 in Accra, Ghana. He is an adjunct lecturer in "Law of Immovable Property", "Criminal Law" and "Ghana Legal Systems & Methods" at the Central University, Wisconsin University, and KAAF University all in Accra, Ghana. He was awarded the Maltese Government Prize for Best performance in the Law of the Sea (2015).