Maritime Liability

Finding the law: Maritime Liability in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to maritime liability, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines maritime liability topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Maritime Liability

In Legislation

Maritime Liability in the U.S. Code: Title 46, Subtitle III

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating maritime liability are compiled in the United States Code under Title 46, Subtitle III. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Shipping (including maritime liability) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Maritime Liability and Liability of the US Code, including maritime liability) by chapter and subchapter.