Maritime law

The maritime law is, in the broad sense, the whole of the legal rules relating to the Navigation which is done on sea. It is not the nature of the rules which determines the extent of this legal discipline, but their object. From time immemorial, it was considered that the particular conditions of this navigation impose particular rules.

The practical importance of this branch of the right is measured in a country with the development of the merchant navy or the intensity of the movement of the ports and international business.

With the Middle Ages

In Europe, there does not exist relative law with the maritime field before the crusades. The development of the trade at that time, the contacts with the Byzantine sailors who had already a certain number of conventions, pushes with the compilation of the Rôles of Oléron at the end of the 12th century on decision of Aliénor of Aquitaine. This code, nouveau riche at the 13th century, remains at the base many maritime laws. It was printed since 1450.

To the 14th century, the Handlebar of the sea, written to Rouen, is added to it: it relates to the marine insurance.

See too

Consulate of the sea
the Code of the Hanseatic League (1597)
the maritime Laws of Osterlings
the Ordinance of the navy (1681, by Colbert).
Pierre-Sebastien Boulay-Paty

External bonds

Center of Maritime law and Transport Of many reports in line
Lex maritima.net the French Gate of Maritime law

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