Maritime law
Here are entered works on the system of law relating to marine commerce, including carriage of passengers or property by sea, maritime social insurance, liability for marine accidents, average, and marine insurance. Works on the system of public international law relating to jurisdiction over the oceans and exploitation of marine resources are entered under Law of the sea.
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Broader terms:Related terms:Narrower terms:- Maritime law -- Cases
- Maritime law -- Early works to 1800
- Maritime law -- France
- Maritime law -- Great Britain
- Maritime law -- History
- Maritime law -- Pennsylvania
- Maritime law -- Periodicals
- Maritime law -- United States
- Admiralty
- Collisions at sea
- Contracts, Maritime
- Jurisdiction over ships at sea
- Rule of the road at sea
- Salvage
- Ship's papers
- Ships -- Nationality
- Ships -- Safety regulations
- Tankers -- Law and legislation
- Law, Maritime
- Marine law
- Merchant marine -- Law and legislation
- Merchant ships -- Law and legislation
- Navigation laws
- Shipping -- Law and legislation
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Ocean Sciences, Technology, and the Future International Law of the Sea (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 1966), by William T. Burke (PDF at Ohio State)- Seaman's Rights in the U.S. When Involved in an Accident (in 8 languages; Miami: I. Adels, c1989), by Charles R. Lipcon (PDF with commentary at lipcon.com)
- Lecciones de Derecho Maritimo Internacional (in Spanish; Mexico: I. Cumplido, 1854), ed. by Justo Sierra O'Reilly
- The Law of the Sea: Offshore Boundaries and Zones (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, c1967), ed. by Lewis M. Alexander (PDF at Ohio State)
- The Freedom of the Seas: The Sinking of the William P. Frye (prepared for Col. E. M. House; 1918), ed. by Sidney Edward Mezes, contrib. by Horace S. Oakley
- Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law (partial serial archives)
- American Maritime Cases (partial serial archives)
- Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law (partial serial archives)
- Lex Mercatoria Rediviva, or, The Merchant's Directory: Being a Compleat Guide to All Men in Business (Dublin: Printed for J. Williams, 1754), by Wyndham Beawes (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Lex Mercatoria Rediviva, or, The Merchant's Directory: Being a Complete Guide to All Men in Business (6th edition; Dublin: Printed for J. Williams, 1773), by Wyndham Beawes (page images at HathiTrust)
- Le Droit Maritime Français (in French) (partial serial archives)
- A Complete Collection of All the Marine Treaties Subsisting Between Great-Britain and France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Savoy, Holland, Morocco, Algiers, Tripoli, Tunis, &c., Commencing in the Year 1546, and Including the Definitive Treaty of 1763 (London: Printed for D. Steel and J. Millan, 1779) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Documents Relating to Law and Custom of the Sea (2 volumes; London: Printed for the Navy Records Society, 1915), ed. by Reginald G. Marsden
- Instructions for the Guidance of the Captains and Commanding Officers of Her Majesty's Ships of War Employed in the Suppression of the Slave Trade (2 volumes; London: Printed for HMSO by Harrison and Sons, 1892), by Great Britain Admiralty
- Maritime Neutrality to 1780: A History of the Main Principles Governing Neutrality and Belligerency to 1780 (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1936), by Carl J. Kulsrud (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings of Francis Hopkinson, Esq. (3 volumes; Philadelphia: Printed by T. Dobson, 1792), by Francis Hopkinson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Causes of the Reduction of American Tonnage and the Decline of Navigation Interests, by United States House of Representatives (page images at MOA)
- The Law of Salvage (Mount Kisco, NY: Baker, Voorhis and Co., 1958), by Martin J. Norris (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Reassessment of the Marine Salvage Posture of the United States (1994), by National Research Council Marine Board (page images with commentary at NAP)
- The Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings of Francis Hopkinson, Esq. (3 volumes; Philadelphia: Printed by T. Dobson, 1792), by Francis Hopkinson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Greater Safety at Sea, and International Tribunals for Questions of Collision: Paper Presented to the Association for the Reform and Codification of the Law of Nations (New York: J. Polhemus, 1875), by David Dudley Field (page images at Gallica)
- The Rules of the Road at Sea: Comprising The International Rules for Prevention of Collision at Sea; The Inland Rules Applicable on the Inland Waters of the United States on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico; The Pilot Rules Applicable on the Inland Coast Waters of the United States (New York: Baker, Voorhis and Co., 1920), by W. H. LaBoyteaux (multiple formats at Google)
- Lost in the Air (1920), by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg text)
- Old Times on the Upper Mississippi: The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot From 1854 to 1863 (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1909), by George Byron Merrick (page images at Google; US access only)
- Old Times on the Upper Mississippi: The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot From 1854 to 1863 (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1909), by George Byron Merrick (page images at Google; US access only)
- Minding the Helm: Marine Navigation and Piloting (1994), by National Research Council Marine Board (page images with commentary at NAP)
- United States Coast Pilot (current electronic edition, 9 volumes), by United States National Ocean Service (PDF files with commentary at noaa.gov)
- A Series of Charts, With Sailing Directions, Embracing Surveys of the Farallones, Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco, Bays of San Francisco and San Pablo..., by Cadwalader Ringgold (page images at Mystic Seaport)
- Certain Errors in Navigation, Detected and Corrected by Edw. Wright; With Many Additions That Were Not in the Former Editions (London: J. Moxon, 1657), by Edward Wright (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- The Colombian Navigator: or, Sailing Directory for the American Coasts and the West-Indies (2 volumes; London: Printed for R. H. Laurie, 1823-1824), by John Purdy (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sailing Directions for the Coasts, Harbours, and Islands of North America, from Cape Canso to Philadelphia: Comprehending the Coasts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Within the Bay of Fundy, Also the Coast of the United States from Passamaquody Bay to Philadelphia (London: C. Wilson, 1856), by J. W. Norie and J. S. Hobbs
- The Illustrated Coast Pilot, With Sailing Directions: The Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States, Including Bays and Harbors (New York: Rudder Pub. Co., c1902), by N. L. Stebbins (multiple formats at Google)
- Sailing Directions for the Principal Ports on the East Coast of the United States of America (third edition; London: Printed for the Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, and sold by J.D. Potter, 1882) (page images at Google)
- Navigation aux Côtes du Brésil (in French; Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1821), by Albin-Reine Roussin
- Thompson's Coast Pilot: For the Upper Lakes, on Both Shores from Chicago to Buffalo, Green Bay, Georgian Bay, and Lake Superior; Including the Rivers Detroit, St. Clair and Ste. Marie, with the Courses and Distances on Lake Ontario, and Other Information Relative Thereto (5th edition, 1869), by Thomas S. Thompson (page images at hhpl.on.ca)
- A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida: Containing an Account of the Natural Produce of All the Southern Part of British America, in the Three Kingdoms of Nature, Particularly the Animal and Vegetable (only volume published, with an appendix giving area sailing directions; New York: Printed for the author, 1775), by Bernard Romans, contrib. by William Brown (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Notices of the Western Coast of the United States (revised edition; Washington: Printed by Gideon and Co., 1851), by United States Coast Survey (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Series of Charts, With Sailing Directions, Embracing Surveys of the Farallones, Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco, Bays of San Francisco and San Pablo..., by Cadwalader Ringgold (page images at Mystic Seaport)
- The American Pharos, or Light-House Guide (Washington: Thompson and Homans, 1832), by Robert Mills (multiple formats at Google)
- Navigation aux Côtes du Brésil (in French; Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1821), by Albin-Reine Roussin
- The Colombian Navigator: or, Sailing Directory for the American Coasts and the West-Indies (2 volumes; London: Printed for R. H. Laurie, 1823-1824), by John Purdy (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida: Containing an Account of the Natural Produce of All the Southern Part of British America, in the Three Kingdoms of Nature, Particularly the Animal and Vegetable (only volume published, with an appendix giving area sailing directions; New York: Printed for the author, 1775), by Bernard Romans, contrib. by William Brown (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Divers Manual 1948 (reprinted 1995), by U.S. Navy Training School (Salvage) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Black Horse of the Sea (second edition; New York et al.: Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corp., c1930), by Robert D. MacMillen (page images at HathiTrust)
- Trustee From the Toolroom (c1960), by Nevil Shute (HTML in Canada; NO US ACCESS)
- Boy Scouts in a Submarine: or, Searching an Ocean Floor, by G. Harvey Ralphson (Gutenberg text)
- An Essay Concerning the Laws of Nations, and the Rights of Soveraigns (London: Printed for R. Baldwin, 1694), by Matthew Tindal (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Amalgamated International and U.S. Inland Navigation Rules (current online edition, reflecting laws up to at least 2019), by United States Coast Guard (HTML with commentary at uscg.gov)
- The Rules of the Road at Sea: Comprising The International Rules for Prevention of Collision at Sea; The Inland Rules Applicable on the Inland Waters of the United States on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico; The Pilot Rules Applicable on the Inland Coast Waters of the United States (New York: Baker, Voorhis and Co., 1920), by W. H. LaBoyteaux (multiple formats at Google)
- Foreign Ships in Micronesia, by Francis X. Hezel (HTML at micsem.org)
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