Course syllabus
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SJO810 SJO810 Maritime insurance and transport law lp3 VT24 (7.5 hp)
Course is offered by the department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences
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Course purpose
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Schedule
Course literature
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Course design
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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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If the course is a joint course (Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet) you should link to both syllabus (Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet).
Examination form
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