The admiralty and maritime law guide includes over 1500 annotated links to admiralty law resources on the internet and a growing database of admiralty case digests opinions and international maritime conventions the emphasis is on the law of the united states and the focus is on internet resources that can be used in an effective and practical manner by admiralty attorneys and maritime professionals. Admiralty and maritime law a field of law relating to and arising from the practice of the admiralty courts tribunals that exercise jurisdiction over all contracts torts offenses or injuries within maritime law that regulates and settles special problems associated with sea navigation and commerce. Conditions of maritime and admiralty law maritime and admiralty law are in place to protect workers if they are injured or die while performing the duties of their job to be eligible for a claim to fall under admiralty or maritime law three conditions must be met a vessel must be involved the incident must have happened on navigable waters