Through a comparative study of the law in the U.K. and Canada, the thesis will examine the law of ship mortgages in China. / In the beginning, the thesis will discuss the concept of ownership in ships, ships' registration and the concept of ship mortgages. After laying the theoretical basis, the author will go on to talk about the rights and obligations of the mortgagor and mortgagee. Furthermore, the priority of maritime claims under Chinese maritime law will be presented. The last part of the thesis will be dedicated on the subject of conflict of laws in the domain of the law of ship mortgages. / After the comparative study, the author intends to show that legal comparison might be a possible methodology in the theoretical preparatory process of the amendment of the Maritime Code of China 1993.

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