Michael F. Sturley
- Fannie Coplin Regents Chair
- Professor
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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-1994
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Article
Revising the U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act: The Work of the Ad Hoc Liability Rules Study Group
Michael F. Sturley, Revising the U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act: The Work of the Ad Hoc Liability Rules Study Group, 1994 Il Diritto Marittimo 685.
year-1993
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Article
Filing and Responding to a Petition for Certiorari
Michael F. Sturley, Filing and Responding to a Petition for Certiorari, 24 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 595 (1993). -
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Forum Selection Clauses in Cruise Line Tickets: An Update on Congressional Action "Overruling" the Supreme Court
Michael F. Sturley, Forum Selection Clauses in Cruise Line Tickets: An Update on Congressional Action "Overruling" the Supreme Court, 24 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 399 (1993). -
Book Review
Changing Liability Rules and Marine Insurance: Conflicting Empirical Arguments About Hague, Visby, and Hamburg in a Vacuum of Empirical Evidence
Michael F. Sturley, Changing Liability Rules and Marine Insurance: Conflicting Empirical Arguments About Hague, Visby, and Hamburg in a Vacuum of Empirical Evidence, 24 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 119 (1993). -
Book Chapter
The Law of Treaties and Admiralty
Michael F. Sturley, The Law of Treaties and Admiralty, in 6 Benedict on Admiralty Supplement (New York: Matthew Bender, 7th rev. ed. 1993).
year-1992
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Article
Strengthening the Presumption of Validity for Choice of Forum Clauses: Carnival Cruise Lines v. Shute
Michael F. Sturley, Strengthening the Presumption of Validity for Choice of Forum Clauses: Carnival Cruise Lines v. Shute, 23 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 131 (1992). -
Book Chapter
Statutory and Bill of Lading Provisions Limiting Liability
Michael F. Sturley, Statutory and Bill of Lading Provisions Limiting Liability, Chapter XVI in 2A Benedict on Admiralty (New York: Matthew Bender, 7th rev. ed. 1990; with annual revisions 1991-2002). -
Article
Shipping Law, by Martin Davies & Anthony Dickey
Michael F. Sturley, Shipping Law, by Martin Davies & Anthony Dickey, 23 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 332 (1992). -
Article
Ad Valorem Rates Under Article 4(5) of the Hague Rules: A Response to Mendelsohn (and DeGurse)
Michael F. Sturley, Ad Valorem Rates Under Article 4(5) of the Hague Rules: A Response to Mendelsohn (and DeGurse), 23 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 621 (1992) (with Steven F. Grover). -
Book Chapter
Deviation
Michael F. Sturley, Deviation, Chapter XII in 2A Benedict on Admiralty (New York: Matthew Bender, 7th rev. ed. 1992; with annual revisions 1993-2002). -
Article
Bill of Landing Choice of Forum Clauses: Comparisons Between United States and English Law
Michael F. Sturley, Bill of Landing Choice of Forum Clauses: Comparisons Between United States and English Law, 1992 Lloyd's Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 248. -
Book Review
International Commercial Transactions in Context
Michael F. Sturley, International Commercial Transactions in Context, 27 Texas International Law Journal 543 (1992) (reviewing Sale of Goods Carried by Sea, by Charles Debattista). -
Book Chapter
Basic Cargo Damage Law: Historical Background
Michael F. Sturley, Basic Cargo Damage Law: Historical Background, Chapter II in 2A Benedict on Admiralty (New York: Matthew Bender, 7th rev. ed. 1991; with annual revisions 1992-2002). -
Book Chapter
Cert Pool & Exhaustion of Remedies
Michael F. Sturley, Cert Pool & Exhaustion of Remedies, in The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States 133, 269 (Kermit Hall ed.; New York: Oxford University Press, 1992). -
Book Chapter
Cargo Liability and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA): Oversight Hearing before the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Michael F. Sturley, Cargo Liability and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA): Oversight Hearing before the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 102nd Cong., 2nd Sess. 330 (1992) (statement).
year-1991
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Article
The History of the Hague Rules and the United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
Michael F. Sturley, The History of the Hague Rules and the United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1991 Il Diritto Marittimo 3. -
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The History of COGSA and the Hague Rules
Michael F. Sturley, The History of COGSA and the Hague Rules, 22 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 1 (1991).
year-1990
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Article
The Legal Impact of the Federal Trade Commission's Holder in Due Course Notice on a Negotiable Instrument: How Clever are the Rascals at the FTC?
Michael F. Sturley, The Legal Impact of the Federal Trade Commission's Holder in Due Course Notice on a Negotiable Instrument: How Clever are the Rascals at the FTC?, 68 North Carolina Law Review 953 (1990). -
Book
The Legislative History of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act and the Travaux Préparatoires of the Hague Rules
Michael F. Sturley, The Legislative History of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act and the Travaux Préparatoires of the Hague Rules (Littleton, CO: Fred B. Rothman, 1990) (compiler & editor).
year-1989
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Article
Observations on the Supreme Court's Certiorari Jurisdiction in Intercircuit Conflict Cases
Michael F. Sturley, Observations on the Supreme Court's Certiorari Jurisdiction in Intercircuit Conflict Cases, 67 Texas Law Review 1251 (1989).