The Black Book of the Admiralty: With an Appendix

by Travers Twiss (Editor)

Twiss, Sir Travers. The Black Book of the Admiralty, with an Appendix. Monumenta Juridica. Edited by Sir Travers Twiss. London: Longman & Co., 1871. Four volumes. 4, xciii, 491, [2]; 4, lxxxvii, 500, 31; 4, lxxxvi, 673, [1], 31; 4, clii, 559, 32 pp. Reprinted 1998 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 97-38809 ISBN 1-886363-39-0. 1871. Cloth. $495. The earliest records of the court of Admiralty portray not only the origin of maritime law as we know it today, but are also important records of the origin of international law due to the court of Admiralty's jurisdiction over commercial contracts and foreign trade. Contains documents from many sources collected by an official of the Admiralty during the reign of Henry VI. Includes regulations regarding the criminal jurisdiction of the Admiralty, the rights of the crown, the Admiralty droits; rights, wages, prizes, merchant contracts, collisions, inquests; a tract on the ordo judiciorum illustrating the court's model from civil rather than common law procedure; and the inquisition taken at Queensborough in 1375. This edition contains the laws of Oleron with eleven additional rules; and an Appendix of documents including the statutes of Richard II and Henry IV's reign concerning Admiralty jurisdiction.

2779 pages, Hardcover

Published June 15, 1998

About the author

Sir Travers Twiss QC FRS was an English jurist. He had a distinguished academic and legal career culminating in his appointment as Queen's Advocate-General. Twiss was particularly noted for his contribution to the theory of international law. He was widely consulted, and was asked to draw up the constitution of the Congo Free State. A prolific author, Twiss wrote many influential textbooks on legal matters.