American Law Reports: Each print volume of American Law Reports (A.L.R.) American Law Reports Federal (A.L.R. Fed.), and American Law Reports International feature numerous annotations (or articles) that focus closely on a specific legal issue, copiously supported by reference to case authority. American Law Reports are available on Westlaw and Lexis+. Search in the ALR databases for admiralty matters using the search methods appropriate to the system you select.
Practice Manuals and Guides: Practice manuals and guides may be used to aid the researcher’s understanding of the practical application of admiralty statutes, regulations, and case law:
Available in Westlaw:
Federal Practice and Procedure
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Practice Forms: Model legal forms are helpful aids when drafting documents such as motions, pleadings, contracts for sales or services, and so on:
Available in Westlaw:
Admiralty & Maritime Form Finder
American Jurisprudence Legal Forms 2d
American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms Annotated
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Legal Encyclopedia: Legal encyclopedias provide a concise introduction to the full scope of the law, and provide numerous citations to cases and scholarly legal works that support their discussions of various issues. Search the following databases for admiralty and maritime information, and for related matters in particular cases:
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Law Reviews and Journals: Research law reviews and law journals on admiralty law issues with these resources:
HeinOnLine Law Journal Library
Westlaw:
Lexis+:
Law Reviews & Journals--Admiralty & Maritime Law
Some admiralty and maritime law journals available in print at Villanova:
Tulane Maritime Law Journal (K13 .A67)
Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce (K10 .O8482)
University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal (K25 .N737)
Check the Library Catalog for more print journals.
Legal Dictionaries: Use legal dictionaries to define unfamiliar legal terms:
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Treatises: Find treatises on Admiralty Law using the Law Library’s (or another library’s) online public access catalog (OPAC), or use the WORLDCAT database available to Villanova students through Falvey Library, the main campus library (use Falvey's Databases A-Z resource). Some suggested treatises on admiralty law available electronically are available as follows:
Westlaw:
Law of Maritime Personal Injuries
Lexis+: