maritime law

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English - Turkish
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maritime law enforcement
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English - English
The body of law concerning international trade on the high seas
or admiralty law or admiralty Body of legal rules that governs ships and shipping. One early compilation of maritime regulations is the 6th-century Digest of Justinian. Roman maritime law and the 13th-century Consolat de Mar ("Consulate of the Sea") both brought temporary uniformity of maritime law to the Mediterranean, but nationalism led many countries to develop their own maritime codes. Maritime law deals mainly with the eventualities of loss of a ship (e.g., through collision) or cargo, with insurance and liability relating to those eventualities, and with collision compensation and salvage rights. There has been an increasing tendency to make maritime laws uniform; the chief organization overseeing maritime law is the International Maritime Committee, composed of the maritime law associations of several countries
the body of law that governs navigation and other activity in navigable waters
(Law) system of special laws and behavior regulations that are related to time spent at sea and sea trade
the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea or to general maritime affairs
1 A traditional body of rules and practices related to business transacted at sea or to navigation, ships, seaman, harbors, and general maritime affairs It is, and always has been, a body of law separate from every other jurisdiction BACK TO TOP
海事法
Branch of law relating to commerce and navigation on the high seas and on other navigable waters Specifically, the term refers to the body of customs, legislation, international treaties, and court decisions pertaining to ownership and operation of vessels, transportation of passengers and cargo on them, and rights and obligations of their crews while in transit
maritime law
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