The legal model of the arrest of ships in Canada
The legal procedure related to the arrest of a vessel is one of the most complex areas of the law of the sea. For a ship owner or charterer, this is associated with huge financial losses. After all, every day the ship’s downtime can cost the marine office tens of thousands of US dollars. This article deals with the law of the sea in the area of arrest of sea-going vessels. The task was to consider: how this institution is regulated in various countries that have direct contact with the Arctic. One such state is Canada, where these legal relations are enshrined in such regulations as the Federal Courts Act, the rules of federal courts, the law on shipping in Canada and others. As it turned out, the procedure of arrest of ships has many similar stages; they are similar to the procedure in such countries as (Norway, Russia, and USA). However, due to the fact that the legal system of Canada is different from the Russian one, it is necessary to further compare the judicial procedure for the arrest of marine property in Russia and Canada. Also there is a sample of the warrant for arrest in the article, which is issued by the designated officer, and is executed by the sheriff at the location of the ship