2017/2018 
BA-BISHO1003U  Maritime Law
  
    
      | English Title | 
    
      | 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 | Spring, Fourth Quarter | 
    
      | Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk | 
    
      | Study board | 
          Study Board for BSc in International Shipping and
Trade | 
    
      | Course
coordinator | 
    
      | 
          Kim Østergaard - Department of Management, Politics and
Philosophy (MPP) | 
    
      | Main academic
disciplines | 
    
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      | Last updated on
12-02-2018 | 
  
  
  
    
      | 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 the legal aspect of shipping in respect of
maritime contracts and tort law• Describe the general legal setting of the international
shipping industry in respect of shipping contracts and tort
matters• Identify and explain common legal problems in the
international shipping industry and to solve such contractual and
non-contractual disputes• Explain commonly used standard contracts such as Bills of
Ladings and Charter Parties• Apply the relevant laws/instruments applicable to a tort
dispute involving maritime key-actors such as ship-owners,
carriers, governmental and inter-governmental
authorities
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      | Examination | 
    
      | 
          
            
              | 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 exam |  
              | Size of written product | Max. 10 pages |  
              | Assignment type | Case based assignment |  
              | 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 | Spring |  
              | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary
exam |  | 
    
      | Course content and structure | 
    
      | To be announced | 
    
      | Teaching methods | 
    
      | Lectures as well as group Work | 
    
      | Feedback during the teaching period | 
    
      | Feedback will be given in class for group work
and at the exam for the oral examination | 
    
      | Student workload | 
    
      | 
          
            | Lectures | 37 hours |  
            | Presentations | 5 hours |  
            | Paper | 20 hours |  
            | Preparation | 144 hours |  | 
    
      | Expected literature | 
    
      | To be announced on LEARN, but most likely:
 
          Textbook: Yvonne Baatz et al, Maritime Law, 2nd ed, Sweet &
Maxwell, 2011Materials: Martin Dockray, Cases & Materials on the
Carriage of Goods by Sea, 3rd ed, Routledge-Cavendish,
2004 | 
  
  Last updated on
12-02-2018