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| | MARITIME LAW. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | It was, in origin, based on customs only, but it felt the influence of the Roman civil law. |
 | | In the later Middle Ages, when traders were more and more venturous in crossing the waters, the rules of the sea were compiled into widely recognized collections such as the Consolato del mare [consulate of the sea], The Rolls of Oléron or The Laws of Oléron, and the English Black Book of the Admiralty. |
 | | In England, special courts were set up to administer the law under the high court of admiralty. |
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