Sir William Scott, Lord Stowell
Subtitle: Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, 17981828 (Cambridge Studies in English Legal History)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 12, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780521526883
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; History of ideas, intellectual history; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; British Isles; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory
First sentence: If one were to reflect on the possible functions of a court with special expertise over maritime problems, one would probably surmise that such a court could be used in three broad areas: to settle the many and varied disputes which arose our of the commercial carriage of goods by sea; to reduce friction with foreign princes by adjudicating conflicts which grew out of the capture or plunder of the ships of other states especially in time of war; and to try, convict and sentence individuals for crimes committed aboard ships beyond the knowledge of any jury and outside the jurisdiction of any land-based court.