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Admiralty and Maritime Law

Admiralty and Maritime Law research guide, focusing on sources of the law of the sea itself as well as commentary and interpretive materials about admiralty and maritime law.

Library Catalog

For books, treatises, and other materials about various subjects, check the library's online catalog, searching keywords such as Admiralty

Catalog Searching

To find materials in the online catalog, try searching under the following Library of Congress subject headings (and their subdivisions)

Access to the Sea (International Law)

Admiralty

Arrest of Ships

Liability for Marine Accidents

Marine Accidents

Maritime Law

Maritime Liens

Naval Law

Navigation

Salvage

Shipping

Ships

Territorial Waters

War, Martime (International Law)

Shelf browsing

To browse materials on the shelves, go to the following areas of the library:

 

Oil pollution damages -- K956 (3rd floor)

International carriage of goods -- K1150-K1266 (3rd floor)

Marine pollution -- K3586-K3592 (2nd floor)

Shipbuilding -- K3974.S4 (2nd floor)

Navigation and shipping generally -- K4150-K4235 (2nd floor)

Piracy at sea -- K5277 (2nd floor)

British marine insurance -- KD1802-KD1845 (2nd floor)

British shipping laws -- KD2810 (2nd floor)

U.S. sea carriage law -- KF1096-KF1137 (2nd floor)

U.S. navigation and shipping law -- KF2531-KF2654 (2nd floor)

Wetlands and coastal zone protection -- KF5624-KF5627 (2nd floor)