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LS453F: SHIPPING LAW (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 16:46


Course Overview

The majority of commercial goods are carried by sea. This course examines the law concerning the carriage of those goods by sea in terms of: a) the operation of ships by charterparty; b) the allocation of liabilities between the shipper, carrier, charterer /shipowner for goods carried under a bill of lading (or similar document); and c) the practical operation of a marine cargo claim under the main international carriage of goods by sea conventions.  

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Second Term Credit Points 25 credits (12.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Luci Carey

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Law (LS)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • LS1520 Contract (Passed)
  • One of Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • LS402H The Carriage of Goods By Sea (Hons) (Passed)
  • LX402H The Carriage of Goods By Sea (Hons) (Passed)
  • LX453F Shipping Law (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Yes

One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.


Course Description

This course will allow you to understand the law concerning the Carriage of Goods by Sea.

We will examine how the subject has its origins in the common law – which continues to apply to the governance of the arrangements by which a commercial ship is provided for the carriage of goods via a time or a voyage charter – and how the ship is then operated for the carriage of goods via Bills of Lading issued by the carrier to the shipper that also allocate legal liabilities concerning the goods while they are in transit.

We will then look at the different international legal conventions that regulate (or attempt to regulate) the terms on which the carriers and shippers allocate legal liabilities concerning the carriage of goods by sea by bills of lading or equivalent documents via the Carriage of Goods By Sea Acts of 1971 and 1992 (as amended).

The course will then examine these matters in the practical context of bringing / defending a marine cargo claim.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 35
Assessment Weeks 14 Feedback Weeks 17

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Feedback

Feedback will be provided via generic comments posted on myAberdeen, via specific comments on the course work and orally (or by email) to any student who requests further information.

Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the relevance of bills of lading in the context of COGBS
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the common law of the carriage of goods by sea
ProceduralAnalyseAnalyse the operation of the Hague Visby Rules and other comparable ‘rules’ in relation to COGBS

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 65
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 3000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resit failed element in same format if due to extenuating circumstances

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralAnalyseAnalyse the operation of time and voyage charters
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the common law of the carriage of goods by sea
ProceduralEvaluateEvaluate the Marine Cargo Claim in the context of COGBS
ProceduralAnalyseAnalyse the operation of the Hague Visby Rules and other comparable ‘rules’ in relation to COGBS
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the relevance of bills of lading in the context of COGBS

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