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  • Maritime Law History

    Introduction to Maritime Law HistoryThe origins of maritime law go back to antiquity. Because no country has jurisdiction over the seas, it has been necessary for nations to reach agreements regarding ways of dealing with ships, crews, and cargoes when disputes arise. The earliest agreement…

  • Maritime Arbitration

    Maritime Arbitration in Private International Law This section contain conflict of laws information and cross references related to maritime arbitration on some major countries and additional jurisdictions. It covers key issues involved when citizens face international situations. Information […]

  • World Court Digest

    World Court Digest Introduction This Digest, produced by the Max-Planck Institute for Foreign Public Law and International Law, is a systematic arrangement of the views on questions of international law as expressed in the judgments, advisory opinions, and orders of the International Court of Justice, including separate opinions of individual judges. Volumes 1 and 2…

  • International Court of Justice Activities

    Introduction to International Court of Justice ActivitiesDisputes may be brought before the court in two ways. The first is by a special agreement between the parties in which they consent to submit the matter to the court. The second is by a unilateral application by one party in the dispu…

  • International Court of Justice Judges

    International Court of Justice The JudgesIntroduction to International Court of Justice JudgesThe court has 15 judges, each elected by an absolute majority of the Security Council and the General Assembly, voting independently of each other. The judges are elected for nine years an…

  • International Court of Justice Judges

    International Court of Justice The JudgesIntroduction to International Court of Justice JudgesThe court has 15 judges, each elected by an absolute majority of the Security Council and the General Assembly, voting independently of each other. The judges are elected for nine years an…

  • Court Systems

    Court Systems Court Hierarchy in the Legal System “Court level or hierarchy defines to a great degree the extent to which a decision by one court will have a binding effect on another court. The federal court system, for instance, is based on a three-tiered structure, in which the United States District Courts are the…

  • Maritime Lien

    A claim upon a vessel arising from a maritime operation. Apart from certain statutory "liens" that arise under ship mortgages and governmental guarantees to finance ship construction, a maritime lien must arise from actions involving the vessel itself, its cargo, maritime tort, or other pe…

  • Maritime Law Scope

    Maritime Law: The Scope of Maritime LawIntroduction to Maritime Law ScopeLiability for common-law wrongs is enforced by the maritime law of the United States and the United Kingdom (see Common Law; Tort). Maritime torts include all illegal acts or direct injuries arising in connect…

  • List of International Court of Justice Cases

    List of International Court of Justice Cases International Court of Justice Cases The Court has a twofold jurisdiction or function: Contentious: to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States. In Contentious proceedings, when a dispute is brought before the Court by a unilateral application filed by one State against…

  • Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

    The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States provides information on and analysis of significant Supreme Court cases. Content is organized alphabetically by case name and each entry includes a discussion of the legal and social background of the case, the…

  • List of United Kingdom Court Reports

    List of UK Kingdom Law Reports Administrative Court Digest Advertising Standards Authority: ASA Case Reports All England Law Reports All England Law Reports (Commercial Cases) All England Law Reports (European Cases) All England Reporter All England Law Reports Reprints All England Reprint Extension Aspinall’s Reports of Maritime Cases Bankruptcy and Personal Insolvency Reports British Company…

  • List of Maritime Law Online Journals

    List of Maritime Law Online Journals List of Journal Titles and their ISSN: Aegean Review of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law 1864-9610 Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal 1834-0881 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 0022-2410 Loyola maritime law journal 1545-2506 Malabu: Maritime Law Bulletin The Maritime lawyer 0099-0620 Marius See:…

  • Catalogue of Court Reports

    Catalogue of Court Reports I n the United States Nominative Reporter Table Reporter Nominative Citation U.S. Reports Citation Terms A.J. Dallas 1-4 Dall. 1-4 U.S. 1790-1800 William Cranch 1-9 Cranch 5-13 U.S. 1801-1815 Henry Wheaton 1-12 Wheat 14-25 U.S. 1816-1827 Richard Peters 1-16 Pet. 26-41 U.S. 1828-1842 Benjamin C. Howard 1-24 How. 42-65 U.S. 1843-1860…

  • International Court of Justice Part 27

    Hello Hello International Court of Justice Part 27   436 THE POLITICS OF JUSTICE: WHY ISRAEL SIGNED THE International Criminal Court STATUTE AND WHAT THE SIGNATURE MEANS Daniel A. Blumenthal Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law Volume 30, Number 3, Spring 2002 p.593 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 437 The Special Court for Sierra…