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Admiralty/Maritime Law
Statutes and Regulations
Many of the Federal Statutes dealing with admiralty/maritime law issues may be found under Title 46 (Shipping) of the U.S.C. Much of the administrative
law dealing with admiralty/maritime issues can be found under Title 46 (Shipping) of the C.F.R.
Selected Internet Sites
Selected Lexis Databases
- Area of Law - By Topic has a heading for “Admiralty”
- Search Advisor has a heading for “Admiralty”
- Under the Area of Admiralty, some of the headings are:
- Admiralty Cases, Federal and State
- Statutes & Legislative Materials
- Administrative Materials & Regulations
- Law Reviews & Journals
- Treatises & Analytical Materials
- To find the Legal Resource Index *, go to the “Find a Source” tab. Type in the title ( Legal Resource Index ).
- To Find the Journal of Commerce, of to the “Find a Source” tab. Type in the Title ( Journal of Commerce )
Selected Westlaw Databases
- KeySearch has a heading for “Maritime Law”
- Topical Materials by Areas of Practice has a heading for “Maritime Law”
- Federal Maritime Law Cases FMRT-CS
- U.S. Code Annotated FMRT-USCA
- Federal Court Rules FMRT-RULES
- Code of Federal Regulations FMRT-CFR
- Federal Register FMRT-FR
- Federal Maritime Commission FMRT-FMC
- Law Reviews, Texts & Bar Journals Combined MRT-TP
- Legal Resource Index* LRI
- Journal of Commerce JOC
*Legal Resource Index is an effective method to access periodical articles on Admiralty/Maritime Law. Coverage
includes academic journals, law reviews, and legal newspapers.
Selected Books and Periodicals
- Admiralty and Maritime Law . Thomas J. Schoenbaum. (Hornbook Series)
Permanent Reserve - KF1104 .S36 2001
- Admiralty and Maritime Law . Thomas J. Schoenbaum. (Practioner Treatise Series)
Course Reserves - KF1104 .S362 2001
- Admiralty in a Nutshell . Frank L. Maraist and Thomas C. Galligan.
Permanent Reserves - KF1105 .M34 2001
- An Admiralty Law Anthology . Edited by Robert M. Jarvis.
General Collection KF1104.A2 A29 1995
- Benedict on Admiralty - Internet
*After entering the Mathew Bender subscription, click on the Federal Practice Digest, and then Benedict on Admiralty.
- Lexis Nexis Congressional - Internet
- Maritime Law and Practice . (Florida Bar CLE)
FL/GA Collection` KF1104 .M37
- Specialized Legal Research . (Chapter 7). Edited by Leah F. Chanin.
Reference KF240.S69
- United States Admiralty Law . Gerard J. Mangone.
General Collection KF1104 .M36 1997
Periodicals
- Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce. K10 .O8 M37
- Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly. K12 .L6
- Tulane Maritime Law Journal K13 .A67
- University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal. K25.N6 S366
NOTE: For additional materials preform a Keyword Search in FCSL Catalog ( http://catalog.fcsl.edu/ ) using
“admiralty OR maritime” or “law sea.” Then to reduce your results, “Limit this Search” by year or location