High Court of Admiralty

High Court of Admiralty

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High Court of Admiralty 〈英〉高等海事法院 旧时审理海事案件的专门法院，原先隶属于舰队司令，故亦称舰队司令的法院〔court of the deputy of the Admiral〕，创立于1340年左右。最初北、南、西三个地区的舰队司令各自设立了高等海事法院，15世纪初，随着海军事务大臣〔Lord High Admiral〕一职(全英的舰队均归其统率，成为全英国的舰队司令)的出现，这些法院亦合并成为一个高等海事法院。设立该法院最初是为了防止或惩罚海盗及处理海上捕获等事件，后来其民事管辖范围扩展至一切航运与商事案件，并一度与普通法法院发生管辖权冲突。16世纪后海上刑事案件也归属该法院管辖，但1834年后其刑事管辖权移归中央刑事法院〔Central Criminal Court〕。在1873-1875年司法体系改革后，该法院被并入高等法院遗嘱检验、离婚与海事分庭〔Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division〕。1970年该法庭更名为(高等法院)家事庭〔Family Division〕，将海事案件移归(高等法院)王座分庭〔Queen’s Bench Division〕设立的海事法庭〔Admiralty Court〕管辖。

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High Court of Admiralty

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In England, a court exercising jurisdiction in matters relating to shipping, collision, and salvage cases. • The court dates from the 14th century, and much of its early history concerns prize and piracy cases. Its jurisdiction varied through the centuries, sometimes extending into criminal matters and other areas of law not related directly to maritime

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