America's jurisdiction of ocean waters is granted by the Law of the Sea which outlines rights to jurisdictions, mineral resources and navigation. Each nation has their own admiralty laws to control their given jurisdiction. America's admiralty laws are applicable in any state court, and override any state law conflicts. Most commonly, an admiralty lawsuit will be brought due to damages to the cargo of a business or individual. Relative to all fields of law, admiralty is infrequent. An admiralty maritime law attorney may be difficult to find. There are many Acts within admiralty law that complicate cases, which makes finding an attorney with maritime law experience very important, at least to gaining some advice, if not hire.