Admiralty and Maritime Law

Federal Materials

Federal Materials Resources/Location Library/Call Number

U.S. Constitution

Not Applicable

Article III, Section 2

Not Applicable

United States Code

Not Applicable

Selected Federal Statutes;

Maritime Jurisdiction - 28 U.S.C. § 1333

U.S. Coast Guard - 14 U.S.C.

Navigation and Navigable waters - 33 U.S.C.

Shipping - 46 U.S.C., 2023

Not Applicable

Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules

Not Applicable

Code of Federal Regulations

Not Applicable

Navigation and Navigable waters – 33 C.F.R.

Vols. 1-2, Parts 1-199, Coast Guard, Dept. Homeland Security

Vol . 3, Parts 199-End, Corps of Engineers, Dept. of Army and St.     Lawrence Seaway Development Corp, DOT

Not Applicable Not Applicable

Shipping – 46 C.F.R.

Vols. 1-7, Parts 1-199, Chapter I-Coast Guard, Dept. Homeland Security

Vol. 8, Parts 200-499, Chapter II Maritime Administration, DOT and  Chapter III, Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), Dept. Homeland Security

Vol.9, Parts 500-end, Chapter IV, Federal Maritime Commission

Not Applicable Not Applicable

Cases

Not Applicable

American Maritime Cases, 1923 -

Not Applicable

With finding aid-American Maritime Cases, 5-year Digests

Not Applicable

Benefits Review Board Service
   Longshore Reporter, Matthew Bender Vol. 1 - 44 (2010)

1st Floor Non-Core

Long Shore Cases 1986 – Current

Not Applicable

Decisions of the Federal Maritime Commission, G.P.O.

Vol. 1 - 23: 4th Floor Microfiche, Cabinet 2, Drawer 1, Row 2

Vol. 24 - 28: 4th Floor

Note: The FMC no longer publishes reporters in print. All decisions (including current proceedings) are available at https://www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/

Current Treatises and Selected Titles

Not Applicable

Benedict on Admiralty, 7th ed. Rev.

4th Floor

Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States (with statutory supplement to statutes), 3rd ed.

4th Floor

Admiralty and Maritime Law

4th Floor

The Law of Maritime Personal Injuries, 5th ed.

4th Floor

Damages Recoverable in Maritime Matters, 2nd ed.

4th Floor

The Law of Admiralty, 2d ed.

4th Floor

Admiralty Cases and Materials

4th Floor

Admiralty in a Nutshell, 8th ed.

4th Floor

Moore’s Federal Practice, Vol. 29: Admiralty

4th Floor

The Law of Seamen, 5th ed.

4th Floor

Maritime Law Answer Book

4th Floor

Admiralty and Maritime Law, 6th ed.

4th Floor

Marine Cargo Claims, 4th ed.

4th Floor Foreign

Older Treatises

The following titles, while recommended, are no longer current and are not publicly accessible. Please ask a staff member to retrieve them for you.

Maritime Insurance and General Average in the United States, 3rd ed.

1st Floor Non-Core

Marine Laws, Navigation and Safety, 4th ed.

1st Floor Non-Core

The Law of Tug, Tow, and Pilotage, 3rd ed.

1st Floor Non-Core

Browsing Tips

If you don’t see what you need, try searching these call number ranges:

KF1096-KF1114

Carriage of goods by sea, maritime commercial law, admiralty

KF1121- KF1132

Maritime labor law, merchant mariners

KF1135-KF1137

Marine insurance

KF2531-KF2654.2

Water transportation, navigation and shipping

KF3628

Longshoremen and harbor workers

 

For more information about these and other materials in the collection, use the Social Law Library Online Catalog
Periodical
  • Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce (1969-2010)
  • Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (1982-2009)
  • University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal (1989-2009)
  • Tulane Maritime Law Journal (1987-2009)

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