Key Divergences Between English and American Law of Marine Insurance
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- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2009
Summary
Navigating the Divide: Key Divergences Between English and American Marine Insurance Law
From the Elizabethan era, London has been a central hub for marine insurance, fostering the development of English marine insurance law. A Chamber of Assurances was established in England in 1575, and the law evolved through court decisions rooted in custom.
In the United States, marine insurance underwriting emerged in the eighteenth century, initially dominated by British firms. Americ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780870335228 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0870335227 |
| Author: | Thomas J. Schoenbaum |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Thomas J. Schoenbaum
Thomas J. Schoenbaum received his JD in law from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Law from the University of Cambridge. He has practised and taught International Law since 1966 and is the author of numerous books and articles on legal matters. He has held academic appointments at the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick in the UK, and from 1983 to 2003 he was Professor and Director of the Dean Rusk Center of the University of Georgia. He is now Research Professor at George Washington University Law School in Washington DC and Graduate Professor at International Christian University.
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