Michael F. Sturley
- Fannie Coplin Regents Chair
- Professor
Michael Sturley is an expert on maritime law and Supreme Court practice. He teaches courses and conducts research in the areas of admiralty, property, and commercial law while serving as co-director of the Texas Law Supreme Court Clinic. Since joining the Texas Law faculty in 1984, Professor Sturley has authored and co-authored various publications on admiralty law, including his book “Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States,” now in its fourth edition.
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An expert in maritime law (admiralty) and Supreme Court practice, Professor Sturley clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., and practiced with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City before joining the faculty in 1984. He teaches and writes in the areas of admiralty, property, and commercial law, and he co-directs the Supreme Court Clinic. He is a co-author of The Rotterdam Rules (Sweet & Maxwell, 2d ed. 2020), Voyage Charters (Informa, 5th ed. 2022), and Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States (Carolina Academic Press, 4th ed. 2020); and the author or co-author of numerous articles on admiralty law.
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year-2012
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Book Chapter
The Mandatory Character of the Convention and Its Exceptions: Volume Contracts
Michael F. Sturley, The Mandatory Character of the Convention and Its Exceptions: Volume Contracts, in Las Reglas de Rotterdam: Una Nueva Era en el Derecho Uniforme del Transporte - Actas del Congreso Internacional [The Rotterdam Rules: A New Era in Uniform Transport Law - Proceedings of the International Congress], 271 (Rafael Illescas Ortiz & Manuel Alba Fernández, eds., Madrid: Carlos III University, 2010) [Also printed in Spanish as El Carácter Imperativo del Convenio y Sus Excepciones: Contratos de Volumen, in id. at 117]. -
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Amending the Rotterdam Rules: Technical Corrections to the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
Michael F. Sturley, Amending the Rotterdam Rules: Technical Corrections to the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, 18 Journal of International Maritime Law 423 (2012).
year-2011
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Article
Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
David W. Robertson, Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 35 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 493 (2011) (with Michael F. Sturley). View Article
year-2010
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Article
Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
David W. Robertson, Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 34 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 443 (2010) (with Michael F. Sturley). -
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Vicarious Liability for Punative Damages
Michael F. Sturley, Vicarious Liability for Punative Damages, 70 Louisiana Law Review 501 (2010). -
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The Rotterdam Rules: The U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
Michael F. Sturley, The Rotterdam Rules: The U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2010) (with Tomotaka Fujita & Gertjan van der Ziel). <http://tallons.law.utexas.edu/record=b1715582~S0>
year-2009
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Book Chapter
Transport Law for the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to the Preparation, Philosophy, and Potential Impact of the Rotterdam Rules
Michael F. Sturley, Transport Law for the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to the Preparation, Philosophy, and Potential Impact of the Rotterdam Rules, in A New Convention for the Carriage of Goods by Sea--The Rotterdam Rules: An Analysis of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea 1 (D. Rhidian Thomas ed.; Witney [England]: Lawtext Publishing Ltd., 2009).
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Article
Maritime Cases about Train Wrecks: Applying Maritime Law to the Inland Damage of Ocean Cargo
Michael F. Sturley, Maritime Cases about Train Wrecks: Applying Maritime Law to the Inland Damage of Ocean Cargo, 40 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 1 (2009). -
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Modernizing and Reforming U.S. Maritime Law: The Impact of the Rotterdam Rules in the United States
Michael F. Sturley, Modernizing and Reforming U.S. Maritime Law: The Impact of the Rotterdam Rules in the United States, 44 Texas International Law Journal 427 (2009). -
Book Chapter
Admiralty: United States Law
David W. Robertson, Admiralty: United States Law, in 1 The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History 37 (Stanley N. Katz ed.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009) (with Michael F. Sturley). -
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Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
David W. Robertson, Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 33 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 381 (2009) (with Michael F. Sturley).
year-2008
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Book
Statutory Supplement to Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States
Michael F. Sturley, Statutory Supplement to Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2nd ed. 2008; 1st ed. 2001) (with David W. Robertson & Steven F. Friedell). -
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Teacher's Manual for Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States
Michael F. Sturley, Teacher's Manual for Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2nd ed. 2008; 1st ed. 2001) (with David W. Robertson & Steven F. Friedell). -
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Panama Railroad Co. v. Johnson
Michael F. Sturley, Panama Railroad Co. v. Johnson [Eighth Nicholas Healy Lecture: Admiralty's Greatest Hits], 39 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 43 (2008). -
Article
Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Michael F. Sturley, Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 32 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 493 (2008) (with David W. Robertson). -
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Transportation Law for the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to the Preparation, Philosophy, and Potential Impact of the Rotterdam Rules
Michael F. Sturley, Transportation Law for the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to the Preparation, Philosophy, and Potential Impact of the Rotterdam Rules, 14 Journal of International Maritime Law 461 (2008).
year-2007
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Article
Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
David W. Robertson, Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 31 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 463 (2007) (with Michael F. Sturley).
year-2006
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Article
Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
David W. Robertson, Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 30 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 195 (2006) (with Michael F. Sturley). -
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The Twelfth Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition
Michael F. Sturley, The Twelfth Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition, 30 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 467 (2006). -
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Phantom Carriers and UNCITRAL's Proposed Transport Law Convention
Michael F. Sturley, Phantom Carriers and UNCITRAL's Proposed Transport Law Convention, 2006 Lloyd's Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 426.