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JUR5401 - Maritime Law
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Course content
New course codes starting from the fallsemester 2011 - please see the websites for JUS5401 - Maritime Law - Contracts and JUS5402 - Maritime Law: Liability and Insurance (the courses now gives 10 credits each).
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
You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master of Law-programme at UiO, the faculty's exchange-programme or have admission to Law-electives at masters-level. All applicants must fill the formal prerequisites.
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
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisites
- Admission to the faculty’s exchange-programme or
- Active study-right for a study programme, masters-level at the University of Oslo or
- Norwegian Masters of Laws degree or equivalent or
- Passed forth year, 96 – Cand. Jur programme (or exams that are equivalent) or
- Passed JUR3000, Masters of Laws programme at the University of Oslo (or exams that are equivalent).
Recommended prior knowledge
Three years of law studies.
Overlap
10 credits against JUR1401 - Maritime Law (BA). 10 credits against JUR1400 - Sjørett. 15 credits against MARLINTRO - Maritime Law. 15 credits against VALMARIT - Maritime Law. 15 credits against JUTMARIT - Maritime Law. 15 credits against VALSJØ - Sjørett. 15 credits against JUXSJØ - Sjørett. 15 credits against JUR5400 - Sjørett. 15 credits against JUVOSJØR.
Teaching
Lectures/seminars.
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
Students may answer the examination question in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish pursuant
to Regulations governing studies and examinations at the University of Oslo. (§ 5.4 Forskrift om studier og eksamener ved Universitetet i Oslo)
Assessment and grading
Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .
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
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.
A study programme may have rules that further limit the number of times a student may re-take this exam. In such instances the rules of the study programme will have priority.
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
This subject is taught at Master 's level. The subject is also taught at Bachelor's level (15 ECTS credits), see JUR1401 - Maritime Law (BA).
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/