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2015/2016  BA-BISHO2003U  Economic Aspects of Maritime Law

English Title
Economic Aspects of Maritime Law

Course information
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
Course coordinator
  • Patrik Lindskoug - Law Department (LAW)
Co-coordinator is Carsten Ørts Hansen
Main academic disciplines
  • Business Law
  • Economics
Last updated on 14-08-2015
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
Examination
Economic Aspects of Maritime Law:
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
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.
Course content and structure

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.
Teaching methods
Lectures as well as group work
Expected literature

  • Textbook: Yvonne Baatz and others, Maritime Law, 3rd edition, informa law from Routledge, 2014 (selected parts)

  • Compendium

  • Additional articles
Last updated on 14-08-2015