Download or read book Shipping Law & Admiralty Jurisdiction in South Africa written by John Hare (LLB.) and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South African shipping law is a rich amalgam of English common law and Roman-Dutch civilian principles. Its provenance was profoundly influenced first by Dutch dominance over the seas and world trade during the 17th and 18th centuries, and then by the might of the English commercial empire of the 19th and 20th centuries. Today's South African shipping lawyer continues to draw on both systems, supplemented by innovative developments, especially in admiralty practice.