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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

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