Question: A tort occurring on an oil-drilling platform with no self-propulsion capability would still fall within the admiralty jurisdiction because it relates to traditional maritime activity.

A tort occurring on an oil-drilling platform with no self-propulsion capability would still fall within the admiralty jurisdiction because it relates to traditional maritime activity.

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A maritime contract only falls within the admiralty jurisdiction if it is entirely performed on a navigable waterway.

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A train derailment involving cargo shipped from China under a multimodal contract (sea and land) could still fall within the admiralty jurisdiction for maritime contracts.

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The General Maritime Law is exclusively determined by the federal courts with no contributions from the other branches of government.

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Treaties and other sources of international law continue to inform the development of maritime law within the United States.

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False

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