Admiralty in a nutshell /
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Group Author: | ; ; |
Published: |
West Academic Publishing,
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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. |