LAW 5373 - Admiralty

Credit Hours: 3.0 (3-0)

Covers a number of unique features of maritime law such as limitation of liability, general average, salvage cargo claims, the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act and variations theron under international conventions, and seamen’s remedies for personal injuries including the Jones Act, unseaworthiness and maintenance and cure. It will also focus on the variety of federal jurisdiction issues that come into play in Admiralty.