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2020/2021  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
  • Søren Sandfeld Jakobsen - CBS Law
Main academic disciplines
  • Business Law
  • Economics
Teaching methods
  • Blended learning
Last updated on 30-06-2020

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Learning objectives
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 Written sit-in exam on CBS' computers
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 3 hours
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and external examiner
Exam period Autumn
Aids Open book: all written and electronic aids, including internet access
Read more here about which exam aids the students are allowed to bring and will be given access to : Exam aids and IT application package
Make-up exam/re-exam Home assignment - written product
Size of written product: Max. 10 pages
Assignment type: Written assignment
Duration: Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Description of the exam procedure

Reexamination is a home assignment in a topic of the students’ choice to be handed in at the specific day and time.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

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.
Description of the teaching methods
50%lectures will be conducted online and streamed online/recorded
Feedback during the teaching period
Feedback will be given during class in group work
Student workload
Lectures 42 hours
Preparation 188 hours
exam and preparation 37 hours
Expected literature

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

  • Compendium

  • Additional articles
Last updated on 30-06-2020