Benedict on Admiralty

Author: Frank L. Wiswall, Jr.; John C. Koster
Publisher: LexisNexis Matthew Bender
ISBN: 9780820511306
Published In: Subscription-type (Contents updated periodically)
Format: Loose-leaf (31 volumes)
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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Benedict on Admiralty is the most complete research tool in the field. All the materials you need to practice maritime law are in this one set, including:

· concise discussion of every current issue

· explanations of court opinions and their implications

· reprints of hard-to-find primary source material

· charter parties and clauses

· treaties; admiralty rules

· marine insurance forms

· practice and procedure forms on a variety of maritime issues

Benedict on Admiralty provides indices, a comprehensive index to the entire set, detailed tables of contents, charts and tables ideally suited to admiralty law practice. You'll find all text discussion, cases and documents applicable to your case in one quick glance.

Available in the following configurations:

· Full set (27 volumes)

· Volumes 2A-2D (Carriage of Goods by Sea: 4 volumes)

· Volumes 6-6C (Treaties & Related Documents: 4 volumes)

· Volumes 7 & 7A (Marine Insurance Forms: 2 volumes)

Volume 1: Jurisdiction
Volume 1A: Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Volume 1B: Seamen's Actions
Volume 1C: Shipping Act of 1984

Volume 2: Principles of Admiralty Law
Volume 2A: Carriage of Goods by Sea
Volume 2B: Carriage of Goods by Sea
Volume 2C: Carriage of Goods by Sea
Volume 2D: Carriage of Goods by Sea
Volume 2E: Carriage of Goods by Sea: Charter Parties--Forms and Clauses

Volume 3: The Law of American Admiralty Its Jurisdiction, Law and Practice with Forms and Directions
Volume 3A: The Law of Salvage
Volume 3B: Maritime Bankruptcy
Volume 3C: Maritime Bankruptcy Forms and Selected Local Bankruptcy Rules

Volume 4: Practice and Procedure: Forms
Volume 4A: Practice and Procedure: Forms

Volume 5: Practice and Procedure--Maritime Arrest
Volume 5A: Admiralty Rules and General Rules Applicable to Admiralty Cases
Volume 5B: Admiralty Rules and General Rules Applicable to Admiralty Cases
Volume 5C: Admiralty Rules and General Rules Applicable to Admiralty Cases
Volume 5D: Admiralty Rules and General Rules Applicable to Admiralty Cases

Volume 6: Treaties and Related Documents
Volume 6A: Treaties and Related Documents
Volume 6B: Treaties and Related Documents
Volume 6C: Treaties and Related Documents
Volume 6D: Treaties and Related Documents
Volume 6E: Treaties and Related Documents
Volume 6F: Treaties and Related Documents

Volume 7: Marine Insurance Forms
Volume 7A: Marine Insurance Forms Protection and Indemnity Club Rules

Volume 8: Desk Reference

Volume 9: Maritime Arbitration

Volume 10: Cruise Ships

Wiswall, Jr.,L. Frank

Frank L. Wiswall, Jr., practices as a Proctor and Advocate in Admiralty from his home town of Castine, Maine, and also writes and teaches in the field of maritime international law. He previously practiced in New York City, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. From 1979-84 Dr. Wiswall served as Chairman of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations headquartered in London; he had earlier been Vice-Chairman from 1974-79. He has additionally been a delegate to many international diplomatic conferences establishing maritime law, including several International Labor Organization (ILO) conferences on seafaring labor, the IMO conferences on Marine Pollution, Hazardous and Noxious Substances, Passengers and Luggage, Safety of Life at Sea, Limitation of Liability and Maritime Terrorism, as well as the United Nations Conferences on the Law of the Sea and Carriage of Goods by Sea.

Dr. Wiswall has served as lecturer and Visiting Professor of Maritime Law at the University of Virginia, Cornell and Tulane, and currently at the World Maritime University in Malm¿, Sweden. He is a Governor and Fellow of the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) in Msida, Malta. He has been since 1989 an Executive Councillor of the Comit¿ Maritime International (CMI), the parent body of over 50 national associations of maritime law including the Maritime Law Association of the United States. Dr. Wiswall has been a member of the MLAUS for over 30 years and has chaired three of its committees.

Koster,C. John

John C. Koster is a member of the firm of Healy & Baillie in New York, New York. In 1992, he wrote the Chapter on "Marinas" (Chapter XVI) of Recreational Boating Law which was subsequently issued as Volume 8, "Desk Reference" of Benedict on Admiralty. Since 1993, he has been the Editor of Volumes 2B, 2C and 2D of Benedict on Admiralty covering the Carriage of Goods by Sea, Charter Parties - Forms and Clauses. Apart from his work onBenedict on Admiralty, Mr. Koster has authored numerous articles in various journals regarding aspects of international law and international maritime law.

Mr. Koster is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. He has served on the Committee on Recreational Boating; Committee on Maritime Fraud; Committee on Navigation and Coast Guard Matters; Committee on Practice and Procedure. He is an associate member of the International Marina Institute.

Mr. Koster joined the firm of Healy & Baillie in 1968 and became a partner in 1973. He served as a U.S. Naval officer from 1963 to 1965.

Mr. Koster received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame (1963) and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (1968).