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A Study on the Problems and Proposals of the Legal System of China's Cruise Ship Contracts

Cruise tourism has attracted much attention from Asian countries due to its solid industrial integration and high economic performance. At the same time, it also has complex legal characteristics that have led to high-profile cases in practice. China has formed a legal system of cruise contracts with Chinese characteristics due to the special provisions of Article 23 of the Regulation on Travel Agencies. The legal system of cruise contracts with Chinese characteristics includes three basic contracts: the contract of sale of cruise tickets, the contract of package cruise tourism, and the contract of carriage of passengers by sea. This paper raises the major issues of the three contracts at present, which are the issue of the contractual nature of the cruise ticket sales contract. Division of responsibilities between travel agents and Performance supporters in package cruise contracts and the legal status of cruise lines. Disputes over the identity of the carrier in the contract of carriage of passengers by sea and the manner of assumption of liability for breach of contract and tort by the operator of a leisure and entertainment service on a cruise ship. According to the problems raised, this article puts forward proposals to solve them. The article proposes that under Chinese law, the model of package travel should be recognized as an atypical contract. In the package cruise tourism contract, the travel agency should bear the overall responsibility and part of the performance of the auxiliary person to bear the specific responsibility of the coexistence of a “net” legal relationship. In the contract of carriage of passengers by sea under current legislation, the analysis of the cruise ship leisure and entertainment service operators in breach of contract, tort liability path. Based on the above problems and solution proposals, this paper forms part of the legislative proposals, expecting to reference the cruise legislation of various countries to meet the reality of the future needs of the booming development of cruise tourism.

Key Word: Chinese Cruise Contracts, Contracts for the Carriage of Passengers by Sea, Package Tour Contracts, Modification of Maritime Law, Legislative Proposals

중국 크루즈선 계약에 관한 문제점과 해결방안에 관한 연구

크루즈 관광은 강력한 산업 통합성과 경제성을 바탕으로 아시아 국가들에게 있어 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 그러나 크루즈 관광의 복잡한 법적 성질로 인해 실무적으로 많은 법적 문제를 야기 하고 있다. 중국은 ‘여행사조례’ 제23조 특별 규정을 통해 중국의 특색 있는 크루즈 계약 법률 체계를 형성하고 있다. 중국의 크루즈 계약 법률 체계는 크게 크루즈 티켓 판매 계약(the cruise ticket sales contract), 패키지 크루즈 여행 계약(the package cruise tourism contracts), 해상 여객 운송 계약(the contract of carriage of passengers by sea)으로 구성되어 있다. 각각의 크루즈 계약들은 실무적으로 문제를 갖고 있으며, 이에 본 논문은 위 세 가지 계약을 중심으로 크루즈 티켓 판매 계약의 법적 성질, 패키지 크루즈 여행 계약에 따른 여객 책임 부담, 크루즈 회사의 법적 지위, 해상 여객 운송 계약에서 누가 진정한 운송인인지 여부, 크루즈 레저 및 엔터테인먼트 서비스 운영자(cruise leisure and entertainment service operator)의 계약 위반 및 권리 침해 책임에 관한 사항을 살펴보고자 한다. 또한 제기된 각각의 문제점을 해결하기 위해 관련 법률의 개정안을 제안하고자 한다. 이를 통해 향후 중국 크루즈 관광의 건전한 발전에 필요한 현실적 요건이 충족될 것이며, 여러 국가에게 크루즈 입법에 관한 기초를 제공할 것으로 기대한다.

주제어: 중국크루즈계약, 패키지크루즈여행계약, 해상여객운송계약, 해상법수정, 입법안