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    Maritime law, also known as admiralty law, governs private maritime business, shipping, and offenses occurring at sea. It is a body of laws, conventions, and treaties consisting of both domestic law regulating maritime activities and private international law governing relationships between ocean-going ship operators and users. While countries have their own maritime legislation, international treaties seek to promote uniformity due to the global nature of the shipping industry.

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    Maritime law, also known as admiralty law, governs private maritime business, shipping, and offenses occurring at sea. It is a body of laws, conventions, and treaties consisting of both domestic law regulating maritime activities and private international law governing relationships between ocean-going ship operators and users. While countries have their own maritime legislation, international treaties seek to promote uniformity due to the global nature of the shipping industry.

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    Maritime law, also known as admiralty law, governs private maritime business, shipping, and offenses occurring at sea. It is a body of laws, conventions, and treaties consisting of both domestic law regulating maritime activities and private international law governing relationships between ocean-going ship operators and users. While countries have their own maritime legislation, international treaties seek to promote uniformity due to the global nature of the shipping industry.

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    What Is Maritime Law?

    Maritime law, also known as admiralty law, is a body of laws, conventions, and
    treaties that govern private maritime business and other nautical matters, such as
    shipping or offenses occurring on open water. International rules, governing the
    use of the oceans and seas, are known as the Law of the Sea.

    Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and


    private maritime disputes. Admiralty law consists of both domestic law on
    maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships
    between private parties operating or using ocean-going ships. While each legal
    jurisdiction usually has its own legislation governing maritime matters, the
    international nature of the topic and the need for uniformity has, since 1900, led to
    considerable international maritime law developments, including
    numerous multilateral treaties.[a]
    Admiralty law may be distinguished from the Law of the Sea, which is a body
    of public international law dealing with navigational rights, mineral rights,
    jurisdiction over coastal waters, and the maritime relationships between nations.
    The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has been adopted by 167
    countries[b] and the European Union, and disputes are resolved at
    the ITLOS tribunal in Hamburg.
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