Maritime Law Cases

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• maritime law — n: law that relates to commerce and navigation on the high seas and other navigable waters and that is administered by the admiralty courts ◇ Article III of the U.S. Constitution confers the power to hear cases of maritime law on the federal… …   Law dictionary

• maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally. [1860 65] * * * or admiralty law or admiralty Body of legal rules that governs ships and shipping. One early compilation of maritime regulations is… …   Universalium

• law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …   Law dictionary

• maritime court — A court that hears issues involving maritime law. These federal courts do not use juries and have unique rules of court. The cases are often handled by admiralty law specialists. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law… …   Law dictionary

• Law — /law/, n. 1. Andrew Bonar /bon euhr/, 1858 1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922 23. 2. John, 1671 1729, Scottish financier. 3. William, 1686 1761, English clergyman and devotional writer. * * * I Discipline and profession… …   Universalium

• Law of the People's Republic of China — is the legal regime of the People s Republic of China, with the separate legal traditions and systems of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Between 1954 and 1978, there was not very much effort within the People s Republic of China to create a …   Wikipedia

• Maritime Security Regimes — are codes and conventions of behavior agreed upon by coastal states to provide a degree of security within territorial waters and on the high seas. Contents 1 Purpose 2 Theory 3 History 4 List of …   Wikipedia

• Maritime and Commercial Court (Denmark) — Maritime and Commercial Court (Danish: Sø og Handelsretten) is a specialized Danish court with jurisdiction over cases involving commercial law and maritime law. It was founded in 1961 and is based in Bredgade in Copenhagen.[1] References ^ Sø og …   Wikipedia

• law — law1 lawlike, adj. /law/, n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. 2 …   Universalium

• Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …   Universalium

• law — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. statute, ordinance, regulation, mandate; rule, maxim; precept, axiom, jurisprudence. See legality, permission. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The judicial system] Syn. judicial procedure, judicature, legal… …   English dictionary for students