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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.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Session | Second Sub Session | Credit Points | 25 credits (12.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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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.
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.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 65 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19,20 | Feedback Weeks | 25 | |
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Two answers required from any of the six question sets. The exam will allow the student to bring in statutes. Feedback on the exam will be provided via specific comments on the exam and orally (or by email) to any student who requests such further information. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the relevance of bills of lading in the context of COGBS |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the common law of the carriage of goods by sea |
| Procedural | Analyse | Analyse the operation of time and voyage charters |
| Procedural | Analyse | Analyse the operation of the Hague Visby Rules and other comparable ‘rules’ in relation to COGBS |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the Marine Cargo Claim in the context of COGBS |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 35 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 14 | Feedback Weeks | 17 | |
| 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 | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the relevance of bills of lading in the context of COGBS |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the common law of the carriage of goods by sea |
| Procedural | Analyse | Analyse the operation of the Hague Visby Rules and other comparable ‘rules’ in relation to COGBS |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Analyse the operation of the Hague Visby Rules and other comparable ‘rules’ in relation to COGBS |
| Procedural | Analyse | Analyse the operation of time and voyage charters |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the relevance of bills of lading in the context of COGBS |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the Marine Cargo Claim in the context of COGBS |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the common law of the carriage of goods by sea |
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