Guides: Maritime and Admiralty Law Treatises: Introduction

Introductory Resources

Admiralty and Maritime Law by Thomas Schoenbaum
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF1104 .S36
The Hornbook covers the essential topics of jurisdiction, admiralty rules and practice, maritime torts, seamen's remedies, maritime workers' compensation, carriage of goods by sea in international trade, charter parties, towage, pilotage, salvage, collision and limitation of liability. Admiralty and Maritime Law is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.
Admiralty in a Nutshell by Frank L. Maraist, Thomas C. Galligan, Dean A. Sutherland, & Sara B. Kuebel
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF1105 .M34
Addresses maritime tort law, collision law, worker injury claims, wrongful death, and platform injuries. Explores maritime property liens and the seaman's employment contract, wages, and compromise of claims. Discusses marine insurance, towage and pilotage, salvage, and general average. Also covers sovereign immunity; joint and several liability, indemnity, and contribution; liability limitations; and jurisdiction and procedure in maritime claims. Admiralty in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.

Benedict on Admiralty by Erastus Cornelius Benedict, revised by John A. Edginton et al.
This is the authorative treatise on admiralty and maritime law. All aspects of maritime law are discussed - from carriage of goods by sea to admiralty rules to cruise ships - and leading cases are analyzed throughout. The work includes practice and procedure forms, as well as marine insurance forms.
Admiralty and Maritime Law by Thomas Schoenbaum
Comprehensive guide on the special procedures, rules, jurisdictional questions and remedies for American and international admiralty and maritime law.

The Law of Admiralty by Grant Gilmore & Charles Black
Call Number: KF1104 .G47 1975
Although Gilmore and Black has not been updated since 1975, it is still one of the leading treatises on the subject of maritime law.

The Law of Seamen by Robert Force & Martin J. Norris
This online treatise provides coverage of maritime law governing rights and obligations of merchant seamen. It includes statutes, rules, and case law and covers topics such as jurisdiction, definitions, duties of American consults, relation of foreign counsels to seamen, maritime administrative law, shipping articles, log books, desertion, crew salvage and more.