Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Overlapping courses - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation - Other

Course content

Maritime Law – Contracts - is the study of different contracts used in relation to ships, and the international and national legal framework for these contracts. The contracts relates to different aspects of the operation of a ship; building and repair, purchase, ship management, charter parties and bill of lading, and seafarers employment contracts. By examining different contracts with respect to one area of activity, one discovers connections that one perhaps otherwise would not have seen. Shipping is largely international and several of the contracts are based on international conventions or international standard agreements. Maritime Law – Contracts therefore provides the perfect opportunity for experiencing the international aspects of contract law. Students will also specialize in structure and management of shipping companies. The main part of the course is dedicated to charter parties and bill of lading.

Learning outcome

You will learn about the main contracts that are used in the shipping sector and how these contracts are regulation in international conventions and national legislation. This includes knowledge and understanding of what problems need to be contractually regulated and the legal framework for such contracts, how the different contracts are structured, similarities and differences between them, and how they are interpreted. The aim is a good understanding of the contracts and the relevant legal framework.

Admission

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You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master’s programme at UiO or the faculty's exchange programme. You can also register for this course if you do not have admission to any programme at UiO, but meet the formal prerequistites.

All students are required meet the formal prerequistites.

Have you met the formal prerequisites at another institution than the University of Oslo, and the results are not formally registered at UiO, you must apply for admission to courses at Master’s level . Students with admission to Master’s degree programmes at other faculties than The Faculty of Law must also apply for admission.

When your admission is in order you must register for courses in StudentWeb

Students enrolled in the LLM programme Maritime Law (master's 1 1/2-years) have first priority.

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Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

Students must fill one of these requirements:

• Passed 1st - 3rd year of studies in Master's of Law (masterstudiet i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or examinations that qualify for exemption from these) or
• Having a 5-years Master’s degree in Laws (masterstudiet i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or equivalent.

Students with admission to the faculty’s exchange programme and students with admission to any master’s degree programme at the University of Oslo (except masterstudiet i rettsvitenskap) has an exemption from the formal prerequisites.

Recommended previous knowledge

Three years of law studies.

Overlapping courses

5 credits overlap with JUR1401 - Maritime Law (BA) (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with JUR1400 - Sjørett (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with MARLINTRO - Maritime Law (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with VALMARIT - Maritime Law (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with JUTMARIT - Maritime Law (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with VALSJØ - Sjørett (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with JUXSJØ - Sjørett (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with JUR5400 - Sjørett (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with JUVOSJØR, 5 credits overlap with JUR5401 - Maritime Law (discontinued), 5 credits overlap with JUS5400 - Sjørett (discontinued) and 10 credits overlap with JUS5403 - Sjørett: Kontrakter.

Teaching

Lectures. Teaching takes place in the first half of the autumn semester.

Coursework requirement for LLM students enrolled in the master programme in Maritime Law:

To be able to do the exam students enrolled in the master programme Maritime Law have to either...

• join a two day excursion to Copenhagen where we visit the transport sections at the biggest Danish Law Firms and other shipping related companies to get practical knowledge about the Nordic Maritime Law environment and shipping industry. The students will have to pay transportation and over night costs them selves...
• or write an essay on a course related topic of maximum 2000 words.
  The excursion and essay is a joint coursework requirement for the two courses Maritime Law - Contracts and Maritime Law – Liability and insurance. If you don’t join the excursion you’ll have to write one essay but can choose if you want to hand it in either for the course about Contracts or the course about Liability and Insurance.

Access to teaching

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Examination

4 hour written examination.

Examination support material

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Regulations for support materials permitted at examination for courses taught in English . Please read all three chapters.

Previous exam papers

Language of examination

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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.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Resit an examination

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Withdrawal from an examination

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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.

Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.

Evaluation

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.

Other

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 Master 's level. The subject is also taught at Bachelor's level (15 ECTS credits), see JUR1401 - Maritime Law (BA) (discontinued).
Please see the chapter above, regarding overlap. For instances of overlap, credits will be deducted on the subject at Bachelors's level.