2022/2023
BA-BISHO1003U Maritime Law
English Title |
Maritime Law |
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Language |
English |
Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
Type |
Mandatory (also offered as elective) |
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 - Department of Business Humanities and
Law
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Main academic
disciplines |
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Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
01-07-2022
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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 |
Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
Duration |
20 min. per student, including examiners'
discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the
grade |
Preparation time |
No preparation |
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
01-07-2022