CORE COURSES
Maritime Law
Objectives
Understand the major academic and professional issues in Maritime Law and the
way law impacts the efficiency of commercial shipping operations; develop an
awareness of the problems and risks arising from the operation of the ship;
develop an understanding of how the law in general and contracts in particular
can be used to deal with such problems and risks. At the end of the course
students should be able to explain the fundamentals of Maritime Law as they
pertain to authorities, rights, duties and responsibilities in the commercial
operation of sea going merchant ships. They will also be able to demonstrate
knowledge and understanding of maritime laws and rules governing merchant
shipping and transport activities. The course comprises the fundamentals of
public law international system; maritime zones in the modern law of the sea;
shipbuilding contracts; cargo claims; marine insurance; cargo insurance and
international trade; CIF and FOB contracts; transfer of risk and property;
seller's duties regarding goods and documents and buyer's duty to pay; maritime
causalities; collision; salvage; general average; tonnage limitation of
liability; issues in arbitration and jurisdiction.
Recommended Reading
John Wilson (2007) "Carriage of Goods by Sea", 6th
Edition, Pearson, 2007
Laws and Standard Contracts
