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Admiralty, George H. Chamlee

Mercer Law Review

A commentator recently had the temerity to suggest that the reasons for the existence of admiralty law and the admiralty jurisdiction as a separate system of jurisprudence "are not immediately apparent." Certainly the survival of admiralty as a largely unique body of law serving the needs of a single industry must be considered remarkable in this era of judicial reform and modernization. Admiralty is one of the few areas of legal specialization still left where law can frequently be justified on the basis of history rather than reason.

If the work of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is any …

Jurisdiction, Shipowner Negligence And Stevedore Immunities Under The 1972 Amendments To The Longshoremen's Act, David W. Robertson

Mercer Law Review

Prior to major changes effective November 27, 1972,' the jurisprudence under the 1927 Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act 2 had developed a well-defined system for dealing with injuries to employees covered by that statute. Three entities are routinely involved in such injuries: the vessel in connection with which the victim was working at the time of his injury; the independent contractor hired by the vessel to load, unload, repair, or perform some other service to the vessel; and the injury victim himself, who is an employee of the independent contractor. It is customary to refer to these three entities …