Admiralty and Maritime Laws in the Mediterranean Sea (ca. 800-1050): The Kitaab Akriyat al-Sufun vis-a-vis the Nomos Rhodion Nautikos (Medieval Mediterranean) [Hardcover]

Hassan Salih Khalilieh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2006 | ISBN-10: 9004152539 | ISBN-13: 978-9004152533

This is a comparative study dealing with the maritime practices which prevailed in the Byzantine and Islamic worlds around the Mediterranean from 7-10 centuries C.E. and consists of seven chapters. The first chapter describes the physical and legal significance of the ship, computation of capacity, and the importance of naming commercial vessels. Chapter Two examines issues of ownership and possession of a vessel, the employment conditions of the crew, and the passengers' status on board ship. Carriage of cargo by sea and forms of contracts, liability of the lessor, shipping fees, and breach of contract are covered in Chapter Three. Jettison, average, and contribution are treated in Chapter Four. Chapter Five treats the laws of collision and the rules governing the salvage of jetsam, are surveyed in Chapter Six. The final chapter explains the legal differences between Byzantine and Islamic mercantile law and outlines the principles of the sea loan, chreokoinonia, and qirad.

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About the Author

Hassan S. Khalilieh, Ph.D. (1995) in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University, is a lecturer in the Department of Maritime Civilizations at the University of Haifa, and the author of Islamic Maritime Law: An Introduction (Brill, 1998).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 375 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (August 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004152539
• ISBN-13: 978-9004152533
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,720,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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