This, the earliest Code or collection of maritime laws, was formulated by the people of the island of Rhodes, who, by their commercial prosperity and the superiority of their navies, had acquired the sovereignty of the seas. Its date is very uncertain, but is supposed (by Kent and others) to be about 900 B. C. Nothing of it is now extant except the article on jettison, which … [Read more...] about RHODIAN LAWS
RHODIAN LAWS
RHODIAN LAW
A code of marine laws established by the people of Rhodes, bears this name. Vide Law Rhodian. … [Read more...] about RHODIAN LAW
RHANDIR
A part in the division of Wales before the Conquest; every township comprehended four gavels, and every gavel had four rhandirs, and four houses or tenements constituted every rhandir. Tayl. Hist. Gav. 69. … [Read more...] about RHANDIR
RHADAMANTHINE
A term used as a description for a tough, inflexible judge. … [Read more...] about RHADAMANTHINE
RFP
Request for Proposal … [Read more...] about RFP