First maritime customs developed.
Maritime customs developed from Digest of Code of Justinian [600] and from Rhodes' ancient maritime customary law.
Amalfi was one of four Maritime republics, but Pisa ended it [1135].
Maritime customs developed.
Richard I published maritime customs, and British, Scotch, and Normans used them.
Maritime customs developed.
Gotland is largest island in Baltic Sea. Visby was a chartered Hanseatic town [1000]. Twenty tings sent elected judges to meetings {alting} {Gutnaltinget}.
Maritime customs were in use for five centuries.
Hanseatic League (Hansa) developed maritime customs based on Sea Laws of Gotland and Lübeck laws. German merchants formed associations {Hansa}. German and Scandinavian merchants founded Hanseatic League [1150], including Lübeck, Westfalia, Saxony, and Gotland. It added Bremen and Livonia [1200 to 1220]. Lübeck and Hamburg united [1241], then Lübeck and Visby (Gotland) united [1280], starting Hansa towns. Towns were Saxon, Wendish, Prussian, and Livonian. Members met at Lubeck [1358]. Hansa united to war with Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark [1361]. Cologne Confederation [1367] had cities from Holy Roman Empire, Netherlands, and area controlled by Teutonic Knights.
Maritime law changed as bank issued first bills of exchange and first insurance [1407].
National maritime law codes began, disunifying maritime law.
Laws were about insurance losses [1890 and 1950].
International maritime code developed.
It increased limitation amounts in general and for containers. Visby is largest city on Gotland Island, which belongs to Sweden.
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