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U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution: Article III, Section 2 — "The judicial Power shall extend to all ... Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction."

U.S. Code

U.S. Code: 1 U.S.C. § 3 — , ''Vessel'' as including all means of water transportation.
U.S. Code: 9 U.S.C. § 8 — , (Arbitration) Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property.
U.S. Code: 10 U.S.C. Chapter 655 — , Prize (applies to all captures of vessels as prize during war).
U.S. Code: 28 U.S.C. § 1333 — , Admiralty, maritime and prize cases.
U.S. Code: Title 14 — Coast Guard.
U.S. Code: Title 33 — , Navigation and Navigable Waters.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 1 — , Navigable Waters Generally.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 3 — , Navigation Rules for Harbors, Rivers, and Inland Waters Generally.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 7 — , Regulations for the Suppression of Piracy.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 8 — , Summary Trials for Certain Offenses Against Navigation Laws.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 10 — , Anchorage Grounds and Harbor Regulations Generally.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 11 — , Bridges Over Navigable Waters.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 12 — , River and Harbor Improvements Generally.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 13 — , Mississippi River Commission.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 14 — , California Debris Commission.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 15 — , Flood Control.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 16 — , Lighthouses.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 17 — , National Ocean Survey.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 18 — , Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 19 — , Saint Lawrence Seaway.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 22 — , Sea Grant Colleges and Marine Science Development.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 24 — , Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Communication.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 25 — , Ports and Waterways Safety Program.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 28 — , Pollution Casualties on the High Seas: United States Intervention.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 29 — , Deepwater Ports.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 30 — , International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 31 — , Ocean Pollution Research and Development and Monitoring Planning (Repealed).
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 32 — , Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 34 — , Inland Navigational Rules.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 35 — , Artificial Reefs.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 36 — , Water Resources Development.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 37 — , Organotin Antifouling Paint Control.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 38 — , Dumping of Medical Waste by Public Vessels.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 39 — , Shore Protection from Municipal or Commercial Waste.
U.S. Code: Title 33: Chapter 41 — , National Coastal Monitoring.
U.S. Code: Title 46 — Shipping.
U.S. Code: Title 46: Notes
U.S. Code: Title 46: Subtitle II — , Vessels and Seamen.
U.S. Code: Title 46: Subtitle III — , Maritime Liability.
U.S. Code: Title 49 — Transportation.
U.S. Code: Title 49 - Transportation: 49 U.S.C., Subtitle IV — Interstate Transportation .

U.S. State Laws

Code of Federal Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations: 33 CFR — Provides direct access to Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations---Navigation and Navigable Waters.
Code of Federal Regulations: 46 CFR — Searchable site that provides access to the Code of Federal Regulations: Title 46; Shipping.
Code of Federal Regulations: 46 CFR 500, Chapter IV — Includes links to Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) sections governing the Federal Maritime Commission.

International

England, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 — From Lex Mercatoria.
IMO, International Convention On Salvage, 1989 — From Lex Mercatoria.
International Convention On Maritime Liens And Mortgages 1993 — From Lex Mercatoria.
The Hague-Visby Rules — From Lex Mercatoria. The Hague Rules as Amended by the Brussels Protocol 1968.
The Hamburg Rules — From Lex Mercatoria. United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea. Hamburg, 30 March 1978.
 

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