Admiralty in a nutshell /

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Main Authors: Maraist, Frank L
Group Author: Galligan, Thomas C; Maraist, Catherine M; Sutherland, Dean A
Published: West Academic Publishing,
Publisher Address: St. Paul, MN :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Seventh edition.
Series: Nutshell series
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Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: xxxii, 455 pages ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 9781634603119 (paperback) :
1634603117 (paperback)
Index Number: KF1105
CLC: D993.5
Call Number: D993.5/M299/7th ed.
Contents: Introduction -- Indicia of jurisdiction -- Scope of the maritime jurisdiction -- Substantive maritime law : contracts for carriage of goods -- Liens on maritime property -- The seaman's employment contract, wages and compromise of claims -- Marine insurance -- Towage and pilotage -- Salvage -- General average -- Maritime tort law -- Collision law -- Worker injury claims -- Wrongful death -- Platform injuries -- Sovereign immunity -- Joint and several liability, indemnity and contribution -- Limitation of liability -- Jurisdiction and procedure in maritime claims.