Admiralty and Maritime Law, Second Edition

Preface and acknowledgments
The field of admiralty and maritime law covers a broad range of
subjects and has its own rules relating to jurisdiction and procedure.
Classically, maritime law was a species of commercial law, and in
many countries it is still treated as such. Thus, this monograph
includes topics such as charter parties, carriage of goods, and marine
insurance. The law of collision, towage, pilotage, salvage, limitation
of liability, maritime liens, and general average are unique to
maritime law. In addition, the United States has developed its own
law of maritime personal injury and death.

The organization and much of the content of the 2012 edition
remains unchanged from the 2004 edition. However, there have been
important changes in some areas, and these have been incorporated
into the new edition. All references are to U.S. courts unless noted
otherwise.

I would like to thank Judge John G. Koeltl (S.D.N.Y.) for his
invaluable assistance in reviewing the draft of this edition. I would
also like to acknowledge the contributions of Judge Eldon Fallon
(E.D. La.), Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance (E.D. La.), and Judge W.
Eugene Davis (5th Cir.) for their review of the draft of the first
edition.