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JUR1401 - Maritime Law (BA)
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Course content
Exam will be held for the last time in the autumnsemester 2011
Maritime Law is the study of legal rules applicable to shipping. By examining all the legal questions with respect to one area of activity, one discovers connections that one perhaps otherwise would not have seen. Since shipping is largely international and governed by international conventions, Maritime Law provides the perfect opportunity for experiencing the international aspects of Law. Students will also specialise in structure and management of shipping companies. The main part of the course is dedicated to core areas of Private Law as they apply to shipping.
Learning outcomes
You will learn about the main public and private regulation that applies to a ship. This includes the public regulation of ships, how shipping companies are structured and the main contracts connected to building, purchase and sale, and management of ships. The aim is a good understanding of the legal framework for the shipping sector and the contracts a shipping company has to deal with.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes or individual courses at UiO must each semester register
which courses and exams they wish to sign up for by registering a study plan in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information
about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Nordic applicants that are accepted to study programmes or individual courses at UiO can be admitted to this course.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Recommended prior knowledge
Please note that lectures and curriculum for this course is aimed at students at master degree level.
However, the achievement requirements are adjusted for students who take the subject at bachelor degree level.
Overlap
10 credits against JUR5401 - Maritime Law. 10 credits against MARLINTRO - Maritime Law. 10 credits against VALMARIT - Maritime Law. 10 credits against JUTMARIT - Maritime Law. 10 credits against VALSJØ - Sjørett. 10 credits against JUXSJØ - Sjørett. 10 credits against JUR5400 - Sjørett. 10 credits against JUR1400 - Sjørett. 10 credits against JUVOSJØR. 10 credits against JUS5400 - Sjørett. 5 credits against JUS5401 - Maritime Law - Contracts. 5 credits against JUS5402 - Maritime Law: Liability and Insurance. 5 credits against JUS5403 - Sjørett: Kontrakter. 5 credits against JUS5404 - Sjørett: Ansvar og forsikring.
Teaching
Lectures/seminars.
Language of teaching for this course is English. This means that all
communication during lectures/seminars will be in English, and all
literature and auxiliary materials are in English.
Teaching takes place throughout the semester.
Exam information
4 hour written examination.
Exam resources
Auxiliary materials allowed during examinations for courses taught in English.
Language of examination
The language of examination for this course is English. This means
that the examination question will be given in English, and students
may answer in English only.
Assessment and grading
Starting from the springsemester 2012, course grades are awarded using alphabetic grades, from A to E for passes and F for fail.
Up to, and including, the autumnsemester 2011, students are awarded either a passing or failing grade.
Explanations and appeals
Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals
Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes
You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam .
Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes
A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.
Exam options for students with special needs
Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.
Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Evaluation of this course
Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. As a student at the University of Oslo you will therefore be asked to participate in various types of evaluation of our courses, facilities and services. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, in-depth evaluation of this course, a so called "periodic evaluation".
Other information
The language for this course is English. Students enrolled in the
Masterprogrammet i rettsvitenskap must pass one
English subject as part of their degree, this course will meet these
obligations.
This subject is taught at Bachelor's level. The subject is also taught at Master's level (10 ECTS credits), see JUS5401 - Maritime Law - Contracts
Please see the chapter above, regarding overlap. For instances of overlap, credits will be deducted on the subject at Bachelors's level.
Contact us
The Faculty of Law
Visiting address:
Urbygningen, Karl Johans gate 47
Visiting hours:
15 Sept -14 May: 09.30 a.m.-15.45 p.m., 15. May -14 Sept:
9.30 a.m.-15 p.m.
Postal address:
P.O. Box 6706 St. Olavs plass
N - 0130 Oslo, Norway
Fax: +47 22 85 96 58
E-mail: info@jus.uio.no
Web: www.jus.uio.no/english/