本文調查1999年至2010年我國海商法判決，以為統計分析。客觀呈現並確認海商法各次領域，依案件數量與爭議類型，所彰顯的重要性，期為海商法學的研究資源、教育資源暨立法資源分配之參考依據。所統計年度的案件總數計461件，其中8%為法律爭議案件，68%為事實爭議和法律爭議併存案件，亦即76%係為解決海商法上爭議問題。第三審案件計39件，占總案件數的8.5%，顯示當事人間的歧異多數於第一、二審為法院所說服，惟最終不信服度仍達8.5%。海商爭議議題區分的統計結果，海上運送法案件占55%，海事法占23%，海商法適用範圍占13%，海上保險法占8%，共同海損占1%。文末並針對實證結果提出我國海商法熱門議題，以為立法與司法層面、研究與教學層面和國家考試層面之建議。

This paper investigates maritime law cases in the courts of Taiwan from 1999 to 2010 by empirical legal research method enabling to find out variety of legal issues for the purpose of being objectively important reference for the distribution of research, teaching and law-making sources. The statistic shows there are total 461 cases, 8% of which are connected with legal issues and 68% are hybrid nature with fact and legal issues, that is, 76% are to resolve the legal problems in the maritime code. The quantity of final trial cases are 39 being 8.5% of the total cases. It indicates that contradiction between the parties is well settled in the first and second trial, yet a high percentage of 8.5% of the parties are not convinced in the first and second trials. The statistic also shows 55% are carriage cases, 23% maritime law, 13% scope of application, 8% marine insurance and 1% general average. It is submitted in the conclusion the hot native issues within maritime law for the reference in the aspects of legal research, legal teaching and law-making.