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The Admiralty Sessions, 1536-1834: Maritime Crime and the Silver Oar

The Admiralty Sessions, 1536-1834: Maritime Crime and the Silver Oar

Gregory Durston
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The growth in England and Britains merchant marine from the medieval period onwards meant that an increasing number of criminal offences were committed on or against the countrys vessels while they were at sea. Between 1536 and 1834, such crimes were determined at the Admiralty Sessions if brought to trial. This was a special part of the wider Admiralty Court, which, unlike the other forums in that tribunal, used English common law procedure rather than Roman civil law to try its cases. To a modest extent, this produced a hybrid court, dominated by the common law but influenced by aspects of Europes other major legal tradition. The Admiralty Sessions also had their own regime for executing convicts, used the Marshalsea prison to hold their suspects and displayed the Admiralty Courts ceremonial silver oar at their hearings and hangings. During the near three centuries of its existence, the Admiralty Sessions faced enormous legal and logistical problems. The crimes they tried might occur thousands of miles and months of sailing time away from England. Assembling evidence that would stand up in front of a jury was a constant challenge, not least because of the peripatetic lives of the seafarers who provided most of their witnesses. The forums relationship with terrestrial criminal courts in England was often difficult and the demarcation between their respective jurisdictions was complicated and subject to change. Despite all of these problems, the court experienced significant successes, as well as notable failures, in its battle to deal with a litany of serious maritime crimes, ranging from piracy to murder at sea. It also spawned a series of Vice-Admiralty Courts in English and British colonies around the world.

This
Pages
270
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release
June 01, 2017
ISBN
1443881783
ISBN 13
9781443881784

The Admiralty Sessions, 1536-1834: Maritime Crime and the Silver Oar

Gregory Durston
0/5 ( ratings)
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The growth in England and Britains merchant marine from the medieval period onwards meant that an increasing number of criminal offences were committed on or against the countrys vessels while they were at sea. Between 1536 and 1834, such crimes were determined at the Admiralty Sessions if brought to trial. This was a special part of the wider Admiralty Court, which, unlike the other forums in that tribunal, used English common law procedure rather than Roman civil law to try its cases. To a modest extent, this produced a hybrid court, dominated by the common law but influenced by aspects of Europes other major legal tradition. The Admiralty Sessions also had their own regime for executing convicts, used the Marshalsea prison to hold their suspects and displayed the Admiralty Courts ceremonial silver oar at their hearings and hangings. During the near three centuries of its existence, the Admiralty Sessions faced enormous legal and logistical problems. The crimes they tried might occur thousands of miles and months of sailing time away from England. Assembling evidence that would stand up in front of a jury was a constant challenge, not least because of the peripatetic lives of the seafarers who provided most of their witnesses. The forums relationship with terrestrial criminal courts in England was often difficult and the demarcation between their respective jurisdictions was complicated and subject to change. Despite all of these problems, the court experienced significant successes, as well as notable failures, in its battle to deal with a litany of serious maritime crimes, ranging from piracy to murder at sea. It also spawned a series of Vice-Admiralty Courts in English and British colonies around the world.

This
Pages
270
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release
June 01, 2017
ISBN
1443881783
ISBN 13
9781443881784

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