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Applicable law. A state court hearing an admiralty or maritime case is required to apply the admiralty and maritime law, even if it conflicts with the law of the state, under a doctrine known as the "reverse- Erie doctrine." The Erie doctrine, derived from Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, directs that federal courts hearing state actions must ...
Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes. Admiralty law consists of both domestic law on maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between private parties operating or using ocean-going ships. While each legal jurisdiction usually has its own ...
James G. Stavridis. James George Stavridis (born February 15, 1955) [2] is a retired United States Navy admiral and vice chair, global affairs, and a managing director-partner of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, [3] [4] [5] and chair of the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation. [6] [7] Stavridis serves as the chief ...
United States Merchant Marine Academy. / 40.81222°N 73.76361°W / 40.81222; -73.76361. The United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen (as students at the academy are called) to serve as officers in the United States Merchant Marine ...
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Relations. Vice Adm. Frank D. Whitworth (brother-in-law) Darse Earle Crandall Jr. (born 1962) [1] is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the 45th Judge Advocate General of the Navy since August 18, 2021. [2] [3] [4] He most recently served as the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy and Commander of the Naval Legal Service ...
An Act to extend the Jurisdiction and improve the Practice of the High Court of Admiralty. The Admiralty Court Act 1861 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act addresses the jurisdiction and practices of the High Court of Admiralty. The act received royal assent on 17 May 1861 and came into force on 1 June 1861.
Charles Stockton. Charles Herbert Stockton (October 13, 1845 – May 31, 1924) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and the U.S. Navy's first uniformed expert in international law. Stockton served as the President of the Naval War College, and later served as President of the George Washington University from 1910 to 1918.