Admiralty court
Admiralty courts, also known as
maritime courts, are courts exercising
jurisdiction over all maritime contracts, torts, injuries and offenses. In the
United States, the
federal district courts have jurisdiction over all admiralty and maritime actions. In
Great Britain, contrary to most other courts that are governed by the
common law the admiralty courts are governed by
civil law as this is the law that the
Law of the Sea is based upon.