Maritime Law

Our research focus is private commercial maritime law including.

Maritime law. It covers a broad spectrum of matters such as the development of legislation both nationally and internationally. Although etymologically maritime law and law of the sea. Maritime law also called admiralty law or admiralty the body of legal rules that governs ships and shipping. Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes.

Maritime law which is often referred to as admiralty law is a fundamental branch of law that regulates commerce and navigation on the seas or other navigable waters. Sometimes things like personal injury cases that occur on the seas might go to a state court. In the united states federal courts have jurisdiction over maritime law. Maritime law which is also referred to as admiralty law is a body of law that governs activities the happen on the water.

In the united states maritime law is mostly federal law. Many domestic laws codify and give domestic enforcement power to international agreements. Also called admiralty law or the law of admiralty the laws and regulations including international agreements and treaties which exclusively govern activities at sea or in any navigable waters. Maritime law covers a variety of categories such as parameters of legal job duties marine shipping cargo damage stipulations of maritime injury claims and more.

Maritime law governs private maritime questions disputes or offenses and other nautical matters. Maritime law is a collection of international agreements and domestic laws. The unit of maritime law and maritime studies at ukzn s howard college campus is a strategic research and knowledge initiative through its close proximity to the most active general cargo port and the most extensive port ancillary maritime cluster in the southern hemisphere. Admiralty law consists of both domestic law on maritime activities and private international law governing the relationships between private parties operating or using ocean going ships.

The centre for maritime law cml aims to be the industry leader for maritime law research in singapore and in the region and also contributes to the needs and aspirations of the wider international maritime law community. In most developed countries the maritime law follows a separate code and is an independent. While each legal jurisdiction usually has its own legislation governing maritime matters the.