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The jurisdiction of the Court does not depend upon the existence of the ship, but upon the origin of the question to be decided, and the locality."
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Dr. Lushington in the judgment of the Case of The Volant (1842), 1 W. Rob. 387.
Admiralty law or maritime law is a distinct body of law that governs maritime questions and offenses.