JUR1401 – Maritime Law (BA)
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
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 outcome
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.
Prerequisites
Recommended previous 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.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with JUR5401 – Maritime Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with MARLINTRO – Maritime Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with VALMARIT – Maritime Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUTMARIT – Maritime Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with VALSJØ – Sjørett (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUXSJØ – Sjørett (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUR5400 – Sjørett (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUR1400 – Sjørett (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUVOSJØR
- 10 credits overlap with JUS5400 – Sjørett (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUS5401 – Maritime Law - Contracts (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUS5402 – Maritime Law: Liability and Insurance (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUS5403 – Sjørett: Kontrakter (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUS5404 – Sjørett: Ansvar og forsikring (discontinued)
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.
Examination
4 hour written examination.
Examination support material
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.
Grading scale
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
Resit an examination
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Resitting an examination.
- There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master's programme in Law.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take this exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master's programme in Law.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.
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 Bachelor's level. The subject is also taught at Master's level (10 ECTS credits), see JUS5401 – Maritime Law - Contracts (discontinued)
Please see the chapter above, regarding overlap. For instances of overlap, credits will be deducted on the subject at Bachelors's level.