Course syllabus

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SJO810 Maritime insurance and transport law lp3 vt19 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences but is given by the Department of Law, Gothenburg University 

Contact details

Examiner (adminstrative) Olle Lindmark olle.lindmark@chalmers.se

Examiner, GU. Abhinayan Basu Bal abhinayan.basu@law.gu.se

Course purpose

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Schedule

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Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

Knowledge and comprehension
- demonstrate adequate knowledge and corresponding level of comprehension of shipping and trade in the following areas of law,
- explain convention instruments and various standard form contracts used in international transportation of goods and carriage of goods by sea and multimodal transportation;
- show an understanding for marine insurance and general average according to the following:
  - H&M and P&I insurance;
  - needs of the shipping industry and the marine insurance industry;
  - detailed appreciation of Institute Clauses, International Hull Clauses including typical clauses in a marine insurance policy;
  - special clauses such as those relating to piracy cover, war-risks cover;
  - marine insurance legislation including the Marine Insurance Act, 1906 of the United Kingdom and Nordic Marine Insurance Plan;
  - relationship of marine insurance to pollution damage and salvage claims;
 - principles of general average and its relationship to the law of marine insurance including insurance and average adjustments.
 - the respective roles of international organizations and industry bodies involved in international commercial shipping.

Skills and abilities
- apply commercial and contract law principles and concepts to specific problems relating to international transportation of goods and their insurance aspects;
- carry out independent research on a chosen subject by integrating and analyzing information and materials and arriving at solutions to stated problems;

Judgement and approach
- critically analyze international conventions and other treaty instruments governing commercial shipping matters,
- examine, explain and discuss maritime issues from national, regional and international perspectives including their legal and economic implications.

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Study plan

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Examination form

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