Category: Maritime law

  • Bills of Lading

    Bills of Lading in International Maritime law and Cargo Claims in the United States a) Bill of lading [Fr.:"connaissement"] [Span.: "conocimiento de embarque"] [Ital.: "polizza di carico"] [Gr.: "Konnossement"] – Originally called a "bill of […]

  • Ship Mortgage

    The Ship Mortgage in the United States The History of the Ship Mortgage in the United States Although the general maritime law included bottomry (the pledging of the ship– literally the vessel’s bottom — as security for a loan) and respondentia (pledging the cargo as security for a loan), […]

  • Ship Mortgage

    The Ship Mortgage in the United States The History of the Ship Mortgage in the United States Although the general maritime law included bottomry (the pledging of the ship– literally the vessel’s bottom — as security for a loan) and respondentia (pledging the cargo as security for a loan), […]

  • History of Maritime Law

    History of Maritime Law in the United States The Reception of the General Maritime Law into U.S. Law Introduction To recapitulate what has been established, or at least argued, above – maritime law is a complete legal system and is composed of the general maritime law, as it has been […]

  • Arrest in Rem

    Arrest in Rem in United States Arrest in rem The arrest in rem, now codified in the United States in Supplemental Rule C of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, is another basic component of American maritime law which traces its lineage back to English maritime law, as influenced by English […]

  • Arrest in Rem

    Arrest in Rem in United States Arrest in rem The arrest in rem, now codified in the United States in Supplemental Rule C of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, is another basic component of American maritime law which traces its lineage back to English maritime law, as influenced by English […]

  • Salvage

    Salvage in the United States Salvage Historical Definition In maritime law. A compensation given by the maritime law for service rendered in saving property or rescuing it from impending peril on the sea or wrecked on the coast of the sea, or, in the United States, on a public navigable […]

  • List of international trade topics

    List of international trade topics in the United States . Absolute advantage Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Autarky Balance of trade Barter Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) List of bilateral […]

  • List of international public law topics

    List of international public law topics in the United States This is a comprehensive list of entries dealing with public international law, including those areas of law dealing with the United Nations System and the Law of Nations. There is also a separate List of treaties. Treaties […]

  • Marine and Coastal conventions

    Marine and Coastal international conventions in the United States Marine and Coastal multilateral conventions Convention between the United States, Great Britain, Russia and Japan for the Preservation and Protection of Fur Seals (7 July 1911) (no longer in force) International […]

  • Legal subjects

    Legal subjects in the United States List of legal subjects proposed by the Encyclopedia: Academic list: Administrative Law Administrative Law Admiralty & Maritime Advanced Legal Concepts Advanced Legal Research (Year) Advocacy Agency law Agriculture Law Alternative Dispute […]

  • Maritime conventions

    Maritime conventions in the United States 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 22.9.1997 International Convention on Salvage 28.4.1989 Resolution to Amend the International Convention on Load Lines of […]