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Admiralty Law

Course Description

A survey of the maritime industry and the history of admiralty and maritime law; maritime tort and contract jurisdiction; in rem and in personam actions; marine insurance; cargo; charter parties; arbitration; maritime liens and ship mortgages; salvage; collision; personal injury (Jones Act and Longshoremen's Act); indemnity and contribution; limitation of shipowner's liability; practice and procedure; maritime arrest and attachment; towage and portage; pollution liability; and the involvement of the United States in maritime law and the maritime industry.

Current and Previous Instructors

Key to Codes in Course Descriptions

P: Prerequisite
C: Prerequisite or Concurrent Requirement
R: Recommended Prior or Concurrent Course

Currently Scheduled Sections

CRN: 23437

  • Spring '25
  • 3
  • 300A/B
  • Tues: 12:00-1:25
    Thurs: 12:00-1:25

    Day

  • Allen Black

    Charles Simmons, Jr.

  • 5 openings. (Limit 15).

  • 502B

  • David W. Robertson, Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States, 4th Ed. , Carolina Academy Press

    Supplement is also required

    Recommended/Optional: Allen Black, Maritime Law Answer Book, 2022 Ed. , Practicing Law Institute