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Maritime Law including Carriage of Goods By Sea and Marine Insurance

Books

Online guide to finding books in the Library

General areas to browse in the the library

Common law material is shelved at SJ125
International material is shelved at SG70
Subject bibliographies covering maritime law are shelved at BS45

N.B. Please see also FOL sections for large sized materials

A number of core texts are shelved in the Short Loan collection. Check the Library Catalogue for details.

Selection of specific book titles

Arnould, J.

Arnould's law of marine insurance and average

2008

Baatz, Y. The Rotterdam Rules: a practical annotation 2009

Bennett, H.

 

Law of marine insurance

 

2006

Brice, G.

 

Maritime law of salvage

 

2003

Debattista, C.

 

Sale of goods carried by sea

 

1998

Dockray, M.

 

Cases and materials on the carriage of goods by sea

 

2004

Hill, C.

 

Maritime law

2003

Hill, C.

 

Principles of maritime law

 

2001

Huybrechts, M.

 

Marine insurance at the turn of the millenium

 

1999

Ivamy, E. R. H.

 

Marine insurance

 

1985

Jackson, D. C.

 

Enforcement of maritime claims

 

2000

Mandaraka-Sheppard, A. Modern maritime law: and risk management 2007

Meeson, N.

 

Admiralty jurisdiction and practice

 

2003

Scrutton, T. E.

Scrutton on charterparties and bills of lading

2008

Schmitthoff, C. M.

Schmitthoff's export trade

2007

Symmons, C. Selected contemporary issues in the law of the sea 2011

Wilson, J. F.

Carriage of goods by sea

2010

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Web Resource Guides

Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide
Contains over 1500 annotated links to admiralty law links on the web.

AdmiraltyLaw.com
A website developed by Giaschi and Margolis (Barristers and Solicitors in Vancouver, Canada) providing extensive links to maritime law and admiralty law resources on the Internet.

Canadian Waters
A Web site containing information about the oceans and fish habitat surrounding Canada, provided by the Canadian Government.

Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law
Resource site presenting link collections, guidance and access to source materials concerning international fisheries law and related issues.

New Zealand Maritime Law
A free legal resource site dealing with maritime and shipping law, particularly in New Zealand.

Oceans and Law of the Sea
Site publishing Law of Sea resources and related links developed by the Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea.

Eagle i : Annotated links to quality sources of Maritime Law/Law of the Sea on the Web

Worldlii (subject sections)
Sources of maritime law from around the world

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Legislation, Treaties and Conventions

Online guide to finding legislation in the library

A selection of resources held in the Library (printed and electronic)

Great Britain Public and General Acts

Also available on the UK Statutes database

Halsbury's Statutes

Up-to-date electronic sources with commentary available on LexisNexis Butterworths and Westlaw databases

United Kingdom Treaty Series

United Nations Treaty Series

International Legal Materials

Selection of websites

Council on Ocean Law
Established to serve as a reference centre, document library, and guide to information related to the development and application of ocean law.

Forwarderlaw
Provides free legal information aimed at the freight forwarding industry.

Institute of Maritime Law
Largest maritime law research, teaching and consultancy centre in the UK

International Maritime Organization
Offers a description of the history and purpose of the IMO and a list of its members. It also includes summaries of all the conventions and treaties adopted since its origin.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Web site of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea a judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and based in Hamburg in Germany.

London Shipping Law Centre
Includes lecture and workshop events and provision of lecture notes and papers, news and links to marine publication and shipping organisation links.

Tetley's Maritime and other law
A collection of materials and Web links on maritime law and other commercial legal issues, compiled by Professor William Tetley, Faculty of Law, McGill University and made freely available on the Internet.

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Cases

Online guide to finding cases in the library

Selection of titles held by the Library or available in full text on the Internet

Cho Yang Shipping Co Ltd v Coral

 

[1997] 2 Lloyd's Rep 641

 

Lloyds law reports

The Makhutai

 

[1996] 3 WLR 1

 

Weekly law reports

Also available on Justis

London Drugs Ltd v Kuehne and Nagel

 

[1993] 97 DLR 4th 261

 

Dominion law reports

The Pioneer Container

 

[1994] 2 AC 324

 

Appeal cases

Brown Jenkinson & Co Ltd v Percy Dalton

 

[1957] 2 QB 621

 

Queen's Bench

Royal Boskalis Westminster v Mountain

 

[1997] LRLR 523, 539-591

 

Lloyd's reinsurance law reports

The Popi M

 

[1985] 2 All E.R. 712

 

All England law reports

Also available on Lexis

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Journal Articles

Online guide to finding journal articles in the library

Selection of titles held by the Library or available in full text on the Internet

The International journal of shipping law

International maritime law

Lloyds maritime and commercial law quarterly

Ocean and coastal management

Ocean development and international law

Marine policy

Shipping and trade law

University of San Francisco maritime law journal

 

 

Selection of specific articles

Lloyd, Sir Anthony. The Bill of Lading; Do We Really Need It?

 

[1989] LMCLQ 47

 

Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly

Debattista, Charles. The Bill of Lading as the Contract of Carriage

 

[1982] 45 MLR 652

 

Modern Law Review

Wilson, John F. The Presentation Rules Revisited

 

[1995] LMCLQ 289

 

Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly

Staughton, Sir Christopher. How do the Courts Interpret Commercial Contracts?

 

[1999] 58 CLJ 303

 

Cambridge Law Journal

Bennett, Howard N. Statements of Fact and Statements of Belief

 

[1998] 61 MLR 886

 

Modern Law Review

Schoenbaum, Thomas J. Duty of Utmost Good Faith in Marine Insurance Law

 

[1998] 29 J.Mar.L.& Com. 1

 

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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