This work focuses on a specific aspect of the enforcement of maritime claims namely judicial
sales of ships a procedure creditors typically resort to in the event of an irreversible
default situation. A substantial part of the book approaches the topic from a comparative
perspective the goal being to assess the similarities and differences of the judicial sale
procedure between three specific jurisdictions: Belgium the Netherlands and England & Wales.
In this study the comparison is used to further analyse the impacts of these differences on
the effectiveness and reliability of the judicial sale procedure in each jurisdiction and also
forms the basis for assessing the feasibility of harmonising judicial sale procedures and
fostering their acceptance. Considering the international character typical of judicial sales
of ships conflict-of-law questions are very likely to arise during these procedures.
Accordingly the comparative study where appropriate is viewed against a private
international law background.
