The Practice and Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty: In Three Parts I. An Historical Examination of the Civil Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty. II. A Translation of Clerke's Praxis, with Notes... III. A Collection of Precedents (1809)

by John E Hall

Overview

Originally published: Baltimore: Geo. Dobbin and Murphy, 1809. xxviii, iv, 211, [5] pp. Reprint of the first significant American treatise on admiralty law. An extended discussion of American admiralty practice and a useful compendium of relevant cases, Hall’s treatise includes a history of Anglo-American admiralty law. First published posthumously in London in 1667 and translated into English in 1722, a valuable feature of this work is its translation of Francis Clerke’s Praxis Curiae Admiralitatis Angliae, a work of “unquestionable credit” according to Lord Chancellor Hardwicke. Hall’s 1809 translation, which is better than its predecessor, incorporated materials from manuscripts unavailable previously. In addition, he added a history of Anglo-American admiralty law, an extended discussion of American admiralty practice and a useful compendium of relevant cases.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781584775126
Publisher:	Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Publication date:	08/07/2017
Pages:	252
Sales rank:	262,952
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

John E. Hall [1783-1829] was editor of The American Law Journal from 1808-1817.