Many of the Federal Statutes dealing with admiralty/maritime law issues may be found under Title 46 (Shipping) of the U.S. Code. Much of the administrative law dealing with admiralty/maritime issues can be found under Title 46 (Shipping) of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Selected Internet Sites:

Marine Policy Related Links
(http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/dlib/marinepol.html)

Admiralty Law via the Legal Information Institute at Cornell
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/admiralty.html)

E. B. Williams Law Library Maritime Law Page
http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/lr/rs/marine.html

United States Federal Maritime Commission
(http://www.fmc.gov/)

Internet Law Library Transportation and Admiralty Law
(http://www.infoctr.edu/ill/111.htm)

Council On Ocean Law
(http://www.oceanlaw.org/)

University Of Maine School of Law Marine Law Institute
(http://mainelaw.maine.edu/mli/)

Selected WESTLAW/LEXIS Databases:

LEXIS/NEXIS

In LEXIS there is an Admiralty topic area under the Search Advisor option which is subdivided into thirteen more specific subject areas related to Admiralty/Maritime Law (such as Bills of Lading, Law of Salvage, etc).

There is also an Admiralty Library (ADMRTY) which can be accessed via the Find A Source link by using the Short Names option and entering ADMRTY in the search box. The Admiralty Library includes:

U.S. Federal and State Admiralty Cases

NOTE: Using Legal Resource(s) Index, which is available in both LEXIS and WESTLAW, is an effective way to access periodical articles on Admiralty/Maritime Law. Coverage includes academic journals, law reviews and legal newspapers.