Preface

• Author: Edgar Gold; Aldo Chircop; Hugh M. Kindred; William Moreira
• Pages: 33-34

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PR EFAC E

The f‌irst edition of Maritime Law provided the f‌irst comprehensive and

up-to-date statement on the scope and content of the subject as it has

been developed and practised in Ca nada since 1916. Canadian students,

lawyers, and policy m akers found the f‌irst edition helpful. Courts, from

f‌irst instance to the Supreme Court of Canada, and some foreign tribu-

nals, cited it. The positive response conf‌irmed the authors’ belief in the

demonstrable need for a second edition. In the twelve years since publi-

cation, Canadian m aritime law has evolved substantially, necessitating

not only a new edition, but also freshly restr uctured and expanded

content under a new title, Canadian Maritime Law.

The new edition has been extended from nineteen to twenty-six

chapters. These have been organized into seven parts of the book to re-

f‌lect the connections between their d ifferent topics and to make access

to their contents easier. The original ch apters have all been retai ned in

substantially rev ised, updated, or re-written form, and a few, ref‌lecting

the growth of the law, have had to be divided into two chapters. Cana-

dian Maritime Law also includes new chapters on the admini stration of

ports and harbours, m aritime labour law, shipping in Arctic waters, the

f‌ishing industr y, and the offshore industry.

The authorship of the second edition has also been g reatly expanded.

The four authors of the f‌irst edition decided to recruit the exper ience of

its readers in the preparat ion of the second edition. The contributors are

scholars and maritime legal practitioners from across Can ada, most of

whom are members of the Canadia n Maritime Law Associat ion. There