Admiralty law or maritime law is the distinct body of law (both substantive and procedural) governing navigation and shipping. Topics associated with this field in legal reference works may include: shipping; navigation; waters;...
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Admiralty
Admiralty: An Overview
Admiralty and Maritime Power
In the case Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen, 244 U.S. 205 (1917), the Supreme Court determined that the Necessary and Proper Clause grants to Congress complete and plenary power to fix and determine the maritime laws throughout the country.
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Admiralty Court
See: Maritime Court
Admiralty Law
See Admiralty.
Alcohol
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Controlled Substances: An Overview
Health and other public concerns have generated detailed Federal and state regulation of the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and a wide range of other "controlled...
Aviation
Aviation: An Overview
Aviation law governs the operation of aircraft and the maintenance of aviation facilities. Both federal and state governments have enacted statutes and created administrative agencies to regulate air traffic.
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Cargo Insurance
Definition
An insurance agreement to pay for freight that has been lost or damaged in transit, whether by land, air, or sea.
Carrier
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryAny business that transports property or people by any means of conveyance (truck, auto, taxi, bus, airplane, railroad, ship) for a charge. There are two types of carriers: common carrier (in the regular...
Carrier's Lien
A type of lien that gives a security interest in shipped goods to a shipper that publicly operates a business for the transportation of goods. This lien typically arises when the shipper takes possession of the goods and lasts until the shipper has...
Carrying for Hire
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryThe act of transporting goods or individuals for a fee.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.