A Treatise On the Law of Collisions at Sea

<p>A Treatise On the Law of Collisions at Sea by Reginald Godfrey Marsden offers a comprehensive examination of maritime collision law as it stood at the close of the 19th century. This meticulously detailed treatise provides legal professionals and maritime historians with invaluable insight into the regulations and practices governing navigation and liability in cases of ship collisions.</p> <p>The book includes an extensive appendix featuring crucial excerpts from the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and specific local rules of navigation applicable to major waterways such as the Thames and Mersey. Marsden's work remains an essential resource for understanding the historical context of modern maritime law and the complexities of determining fault and assigning responsibility in marine accidents. It sheds light on the evolving legal landscape that shaped international maritime practices.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>