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ADMIRALITY-JURISDICTION-STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAWS
Abstract
The advent of state workmen's compensation laws has precipitated a series of decisions in admiralty which bear little relation to the principle of workmen's compensation itself. The main question has been one of jurisdiction, and the most impressive feature of these cases is the militancy with which the admiralty courts have vindicated their exclusive control over maritime situations, and guarded their jurisdiction against the encroachments of state statutes. Predominant in the resulting doctrine are two considerations: The recognition of admiralty as a corpus juris, a distinct and paramount system of Jaw, and the need for harmony and uniformity in its provisions in order to preserve its international character.
Recommended Citation
ADMIRALITY-JURISDICTION-STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAWS,
27
Mich. L. Rev.
191
(1928).
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