In 1575, the Lord Admiral of England, Edward Clinton, appointed Ambrose Forth as the first judge of the Admiralty in Ireland. Between 1575 and 1879, an independent Court of Admiralty functioned in Ireland, processing civil disputes over matters like seamen's wages, collision, and salvage. This book is an institutional history of this tribunal over its 300-hundred-year existence. It describes the often colorful - and sometimes venal - personalities of those men - like Adam Loftus, William Petty, Hugh Baillie, and Jonah ...
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In 1575, the Lord Admiral of England, Edward Clinton, appointed Ambrose Forth as the first judge of the Admiralty in Ireland. Between 1575 and 1879, an independent Court of Admiralty functioned in Ireland, processing civil disputes over matters like seamen's wages, collision, and salvage. This book is an institutional history of this tribunal over its 300-hundred-year existence. It describes the often colorful - and sometimes venal - personalities of those men - like Adam Loftus, William Petty, Hugh Baillie, and Jonah Barrington - who held the office of judge of this Court. The study describes the levels and categories of judicial business conducted by the Court. It provides an account of the constant jurisdictional and doctrinal controversies in which the Court was involved - with the King's Bench of Ireland, with Irish municipal corporations, and with the English Court of Admiralty - over the limits of its jurisdiction in civil and prize matters. ..".based on extensive original resea
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Fine. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 313 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Halftones, black & white, Halftones, color. Irish Legal History Society, 20. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine in near fine jacket. Presumed first edition, 2011, hardcover with green cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 294pp., illustrated in color. Book fine with handsome boards and tight binding, text clean and unmarked. DJ near fine with hint of edgewear to spine ends.
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Fine. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 313 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Halftones, black & white, Halftones, color. Irish Legal History Society, 20. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 313 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Halftones, black & white, Halftones, color. Irish Legal History Society, 20. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
