Recommended Titles and Treatises
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Admiralty and Maritime Law
Benedict on admiralty
31 volumes. Looseleaf. Updated three times a year.
This title is a comprehensive multi-volume looseleaf set on admiralty and maritime law. All aspects of maritime law are discussed such as carriage of goods by sea, treatise, cruise ships, and marine insurance. The set includes practice and procedure forms, discussions of leading cases, and primary source material.