admiralty

ad·​mi·​ral·​ty ˈad-m(ə-)rəl-tē 

Synonyms of admiralty

1. capitalized : the executive department or officers formerly having general authority over British naval affairs

2 the court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law

also : the system of law administered by admiralty courts

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law (n.)

Old English lagu (plural laga, combining form lah-) “ordinance, rule prescribed by authority, regulation; district governed by the same laws;” also sometimes “right, legal privilege,” from Old Norse *lagu “law,” collective plural of lag “layer, measure, stroke,” literally “something laid down, that which is fixed or set.” https://www.etymonline.com/word/law#

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admiralty law

Body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes.

Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes. 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.

Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes. 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. While each legal jurisdiction usually has its own legislation governing maritime matters, the international nature of the topic and the need for uniformity has, since 1900, led to considerable international maritime law developments, including numerous multilateral treaties.

Admiralty law may be distinguished from the law of the sea, which is a body of public international law dealing with navigational rights, mineral rights, jurisdiction over coastal waters, and the maritime relationships between nations. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has been adopted by 167 countries and the European Union, and disputes are resolved at the ITLOS tribunal in Hamburg.

^[a] Such as the COLREGS, SOLAS, Hague-Visby Rules, ISPS

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Also see: “Conflict of Laws”, Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019).

Restatement of the Law—Conflict of Laws, §2: Subject Matter of Conflict of Laws (American Law Institute 1971).

Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II).

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