Teaching maritime law at the Law School of the University of Thessaloniki, Professor Aliki Kiantou-Pampouki felt the need to prepare a new manual, primarily for students, but also for the broader needs of legal theory and practice. This dual purpose of the book, which is written in Greek, was obviously a determining factor for the author’s approach to the subject. The presentation is simple and brief without sacrificing legal accuracy, thus being useful for students’ first approaches to the subject. The text is supported by a considerable number of references in footnotes to specific bibliography and judicial precedents, thus providing a basis for practitioners’ further research into specific subjects.

The book begins with an Introduction on the concept, contents and importance of maritime law, then continues with a review of its historical development and characteristics and the sources of Greek maritime law. After the Introduction, three Parts follow (the first two in volume I and the third in volume II). The first Part discusses “The Ship”: i.e., what a ship is, the nationality and registration of ships, and ways to acquire ownership in a ship (ship