Amalfian Laws

The Amalfian Laws, also called the Tabula Amalfitana, are a code of maritime law compiled in the Italian port town of Amalfi, dated by most sources to the 12th century, when Amalfi was a significant Mediterranean trading power. The code addressed practical concerns of sea trade, requiring that the crew and cargo of a damaged ship be saved before the vessel itself and that injured sailors be compensated by the owners of the ship. Issued as an official tablet, the Tabula Amalfitana was treated for centuries afterward as a model international mercantile code. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/