2021/2022
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
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Course
coordinator |
- Søren Sandfeld Jakobsen - CBS Law
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Main academic
disciplines |
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Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
03-12-2021
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Learning objectives |
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:
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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, see also the rules about
examination forms in the programme regulations. |
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-point grading scale |
Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
Exam period |
Spring |
Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary
exam
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Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
To be announced
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Description of the 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 |
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Expected literature |
To be announced on LEARN, but most likely:
- Textbook: Yvonne Baatz et al, Maritime Law, 2nd ed, Sweet &
Maxwell, 2011
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Last updated on
03-12-2021