2015/2016
BA-BISHO2003U Economic Aspects of Maritime Law
| English Title |
| Economic Aspects of Maritime
Law |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Start time of the course |
Second Quarter, Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in International Shipping and
Trade
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| Course
coordinator |
- Patrik Lindskoug - Law Department (LAW)
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| Co-coordinator is
Carsten Ørts Hansen |
| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
14-08-2015
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: At the end of the course, the students must be
able to:
- Understand strategic alliances in the maritime sector and the
different approaches to the maritime sector, e.g. business and
legal approach.
- Able to identify, describe and apply Company structures in the
shipping industry when choosing business strategy
- Able to handle legal compliance and risk management issues in
the maritime sector
- Understand and be able to exercise legal rights in an
international environment
- Explain and apply the concept "Quality in
Shipping"
- Define and analyse specific legal and economic problems in a
maritime setting
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| Examination |
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Economic
Aspects of Maritime Law:
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| Exam ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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Group project, max. 5 students in the
group |
| Size of written product |
Max. 50 pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Autumn, The regular examination takes place in
December. The make-up and retake examination takes place in
January. |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Another examination form
Re-examination when the regular
examination is failed is a 20 minutes individual oral exam based
upon the same group project with a 2 pages supplement.
Make-up examination when ill at the oral exam is a 20 minutes
individual oral exam based upon the same group project.
Make-up examination when ill during the writing of the project is a
20 minutes individual oral exam with 20 minutes preparation in the
entire curriculum.
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| Course content and
structure |
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The course is a continuation of the course Maritime Law
The purpose of the course is to give the students an
introduction to economic and commercial aspects of maritime law.
The students are expected to gain knowledge of basic legal
principles within each topic. During the course the students will
review examples of the application of the legal principles in
practice, mainly within but also outside the maritime
sector.
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| Teaching methods |
| Lectures as well as group
work |
| Expected literature |
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Textbook: Yvonne Baatz and others, Maritime Law, 3rd edition,
informa law from Routledge, 2014 (selected parts)
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Compendium
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Additional articles
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Last updated on
14-08-2015
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