Legal Research Guides by Course - Admiralty

Course Description

This course explores the complexities of determining whether a case is within the admiralty jurisdiction and the often case-resolving consequence of that determination. It also explores maritime lien law, actions in rem and quasi in rem, the law of maritime industrial accidents and several uniquely maritime proceedings, such as complaint to limit liability, claims for salvage awards and general average. The course provides an overview of a unique body of comprehensive laws that govern every aspect of navigation on the lakes and rivers of the U.S. and upon the high seas. (2 credits) Paper.

Faculty Who Teach This Course

• Alfred S. Pelaez (Professor of Law)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:

Print Collection

JX4408-JX4449 Jurisdiction over the high seas
K1151-K1231 Comparative law. Maritime Law.
KF299.M37 Maritime Lawyers
KF1096-KF1137 Maritime Law
KF2531-KF2654 Water Transportation. Navigation and Shipping
KF5627 Shore protection
KFP520-KFP531 Pennsylvania Water Transportation. Navigation and Shipping
KZA1002-KZA5205 Law of the Seas

Legal Research Databases

• Bloomberg Law
• Hein Online
• LLMC Digital
• Legal Scholarship Network
• Lexis Advance
• Making of Modern Law (for historical research)
• Westlaw Next
• Admiralty (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/Admiralty
• Maritime Law: Guide to Admiralty Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/admiralty-law.html
• Admiralty Law (FindLaw) - http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/39admiralty/index.html
• Maritime (Lawyers.com) - http://maritime.lawyers.com/
• Admiralty & Maritime Law Guide - http://www.admiraltylawguide.com/
• US Maritime Law - http://www.usmaritimelaw.org/
• Tulane Maritime Law Center Reference Library - http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlscenters/maritime/index.aspx?id=7568
• Concerning Admiralty Law (Freedom School) - http://freedom-school.com/admiralty/
• Maritime Law Research Guide (Georgetown Law Library) (note: this references their collection but has very good general research information on Admiralty and Maritime Law) - http://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/guides/maritimelaw.cfm

Maritime Lien Law

• Establishing Maritime Liens (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/31342
• Maritime Liens (Admiralty & Maritime Law Guide) - http://www.admiraltylawguide.com/ccliens.html
• Maritime Lien FAQ (Alaska Maritime Law) - http://www.alaskamarinelaw.com/maritime_lien_faq.htm
• Action in Rem Law & Legal Definition (USLegal) - http://definitions.uslegal.com/a/action-in-rem/
• Quasi in Rem (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/quasi_in_rem

Salvage Law

• A Brief Guide to the Law of Salvage (Cornell University) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/amistad/salvage.html
• Marine Salvage & Recreational Boaters: Modern Concepts and Misconceptions (Rhode Island Information Waterway - Safe/Sea) - http://www.safesea.com/salvage/law/anderson/anderson_main.html
• Application of Salvage Law and the Law of Finds to Sunken Shipwreck Discoveries (Defense Counsel Journal) - http://www.rms-republic.com/reference/Volume67No1Article6.pdf
• Salvage (Admiralty & Maritime Law Guide) - http://www.admiraltylawguide.com/ccsalvage.html
• Boat Salvage Laws (eHow) - http://www.ehow.com/about_5332985_boat-salvage-laws.html

Laws of the Rivers and Lakes in the United States

• Laws of the Rivers (Colorado River Commission of Nevada) - http://crc.nv.gov/docs/Laws_of_the_Rivers.pdf
• Overview of Laws Regarding the Navigation of Texas Streams (Texas Parks and Wildlife) - http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/nonpwdpubs/water_issues/rivers/navigation/riddell/
• Montana Stream Access Law (Big Sky Fishing Commission) - http://www.bigskyfishing.com/home_menu_links/stream_access_law.htm
• New York State Navigation Laws - http://www.nyss.com/NYS.html
• American Whitewater‘s Navigability Toolbox 2d ed. (American Whitewater) - http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/access:start

Pennsylvania Boating Laws

• Pennsylvania Boating Handbook (Pa Fish & Boat Commission) - http://fishandboat.com/bookboat.htm

Federal Agencies

• Federal Maritime Commission - http://www.fmc.gov/
• US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration - http://www.marad.dot.gov/
• US Navy - http://www.navy.mil/
• US Coast Guard - http://www.uscg.mil/
• US Army Corps of Engineers - http://www.usace.army.mil/Home.aspx

Maritime Organizations

• Maritime Law Association of the United States - http://www.mlaus.org/
• Society of Maritime Arbitrators - http://www.smany.org/
• National Organization of Rivers - http://www.nationalrivers.org/welcome.htm

Blogs

• Admiralty Law Blog (Pittsburgh based) - http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/
• Maritime Law Blog - http://www.maritimelawblog.net/
• Admiralty and Maritime Law Blog - http://admiraltymaritimelaw.wordpress.com/

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law (contains quick links to our statutes and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides: Admiralty
• Pathfinder: Admiralty

 This Course is Listed Under the Following Law School Concentrations

• International & Comparative Law

rev. 2/20/2013
Patricia Horvath