MATYSIK Stanislaw - Coastal law (ius naufragii). A study in the history of maritime law [1950].

Torun 1950. yearbooks of the Scientific Society in Torun, yearbook 54, notebook 1. 18x25.5 cm, pp. 266, (6), soft cover. Very good condition (minimal spot at bottom of cover, uncut pages).

An edition of 600 pieces. Contents include: Relationship of coastal law to similar laws. Factors influencing the development and existence of coastal law. Genesis of coastal law. Legal justifications for coastal law. Coastal law in statutes, private collections and other monuments of maritime law. The relationship of the Church to coastal law. Cases of coastal law enforcement and the struggle of maritime cities for the complete abolition of this law. Economic reasons for the complete disappearance of the coastal law and the direction of further evolution of the law relating to castaways. Coastal law in folk custom, legend and literature.