英国海事法院产生于国王的直接授权,自产生以来一直受到普通法院的侵蚀。在经历了建立、扩张、衰落到复苏的漫长过程后,英国海事法院在英国司法体系中确立了不可替代的地位。在这样一个典型普通法国家,早期英国海事法院却深受大陆法的影响。 The British Maritime Court resulted from the direct authorization of the King and has been eroded by the ordinary courts since its inception. After going through a long process of establishment, expansion and decline to recovery, the British Maritime Court has established an irreplaceable position in the British judicial system. In such a typical common law country, the early British maritime courts were heavily influenced by civil law.