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MARITIME AND TRANSPORTATION LAW. INTRODUCTION 2 September 2014, Lund. Introduction to the Course. Synoptic overview Syllabus Schedule Lectures and Seminars Examination Course literature - Visit to the World Maritime University. Public international law.
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MARITIME AND TRANSPORTATION LAW INTRODUCTION 2 September 2014, Lund
Introduction to the Course • Synoptic overview • Syllabus • Schedule • Lectures and Seminars • Examination • Course literature - Visit to the World Maritime University
Public international law • Maritime zones under UNCLOS, 1982 • Internal waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, EEZ, continental shelf, high seas • Concepts of Flag State, Coastal State and Port State • Rules applicable to all ships • International straits • Protection and preservation of the marine environment
Regulatory maritime law • Safety at sea SOLAS ISM Code ISPS Code • Marine pollution (MARPOL) • Collisions (COLREGS) • Seafarers’s rights (STCW, MLC) • Port State Control
Private maritime law • Ownership of ships • Proprietary interests in ships • Enforcement of maritime claims and arrest of ships • Carriage of goods • Marine insurance • Carrier’s liability and limitation of liability • Contracts for the use of ships • Collision liability • Pollution liability • Salvage and towage
Transportation law • Carriage of goods by road (CMR) • Carriage of goods by rail (COTIF-CIM) • Carriage of goods by inland waterways (CMNI) • Carriage of goods by air (Warsaw and Montreal Conventions) • Carriage by multimodal transport
Course Literature • Simon Baughen, Shipping Law, Routledge, (latest edition) • Thor Falkander, Scandinavian Maritime Law (Norwegian perspective, Universitetsforlaget, (latest edition) • John Wilson, Carriage of Goods by Sea, Pearson Education Ltd, (latest edition).