Legal Comparison of Ship Registration Rules in Russia and Norway

This thesis will concentrate on discussion and legal analysis of Norwegian and Russian regulations with regard to registration of ships and rights to the ships in different registers of ships. The thesis will specifically concentrate on importance and effects of registration of ships with regard to rights and obligations based on shipbuilding contracts, ships sale and purchase agreements. The thesis will not discuss in detail the registration of restrictions (encumbrances) to the registered rights to the ships (save for mortgage registration in shipbuilding registers)