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Admiralty law

History

Amalfian Laws Hanseatic League

Features

Freight rate · General average Marine insurance · Marine salvage Maritime lien · Ship transport · Shipping

Contracts of affreightment

Bill of lading · Charter-party

Types of charter-party

Bareboat charter · Demise charter Time charter · Voyage charter

Parties

Carrier · Charterer · Consignee Consignor · Shipbroker · Ship-manager Ship-owner · Shipper · Stevedore

Judiciary

Admiralty court Vice admiralty court

International conventions

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act Hague-Visby Rules Hamburg Rules Rotterdam Rules UNCLOS

International organisations

International Maritime Organization London Maritime Arbitrators Association

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Vice admiralty courts were juryless courts located in British colonies that were granted jurisdiction over local legal matters related to maritime activities, such as disputes between merchants and seamen. Judges were given 5% of confiscated cargo, if they found a smuggling defendant guilty. This gave judges financial incentive to find defendants guilty.

[edit] Australia

The first vice-admiralty court was established in Australia in the colony of New South Wales in 1788. The first Vice-Admiral was Arthur Phillip and the first judge as Robert Ross. The court was abolished in 1911 when the Supreme Court of New South Wales was granted the admiralty jurisdiction of the court.

[edit] Canada

A vice admiralty court was formed in Nova Scotia to try smugglers and to enforce the Sugar Act of 1764 throughout British North America. From 1763–1765, when American smugglers were caught, they were tried by corrupt judges who received a percentage of the confiscated goods if the defendants were found guilty; therefore, defendants were more than likely to be found guilty.

[edit] External links

• Vice Admiralty Court in New South Wales

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