Maritime Law–Liability and Insurance is the study of how casualties in the shipping sector is regulated. The course covers the public regulation of loss prevention, the special rules of liability in connection to operation of ship, the regulation of ship owners and cargo owners insurance, and salvage. By examining all the legal questions with respect to casualties in one area of activity, one discovers connections that one perhaps otherwise would not have seen. Shipping is largely international and many of the topics are governed by international conventions. Wet Maritime Law therefore provides the perfect opportunity for experiencing the international aspects of Law in relation to casualties at sea. The main part of the course is dedicated to core areas of tort law and insurance contract law as they apply to shipping.
Prerequisites
Students must fill one of these requirements:
- Passed 1st - 3rd year of the 5-years degree Master of Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) (or exams that qualify for exemption for these) or
- Hold a 5-years Master’s degree in Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or equivalent.
Exemptions from the formal prerequisites will be given to students with admission to the faculty's own exchange or master’s degree programmes. This rule does not apply to students with admission to other master’s degree programmes at the University of Oslo, unless otherwise agreed.
Application procedure
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.
Learning outcomes
The aim is that by completing the course the students will possess thorough knowledge and understanding of the legal rules applicable to casualties involving ships.
Knowledge
At the completion of this course the students will have:
- Good knowledge and understanding of the liability issues in shipping and how they are regulated through international conventions and national legislation.
- Knowledge and understanding of how salvage is regulated.
- Knowledge of the structure of marine insurance and what problems are addressed in different marine insurance contracts.
- Advanced knowledge of rules and regulations concerning:
- Ship control and classification
- General rules on liability in shipping
- Vicarious liability of the ship owner
- Limitation of liability.
- Oil pollution liability
- Liability for collision
- Salvage
- Marine Insurance
- Knowledge of rules and regulations concerning:
- Mortgages, maritime liens, retention and arrest of ships
- General average
- Maritime inquiries
Skills
At the completion of this course the students will have the ability to:
- Discuss legal issues regarding the rules on:
- Ship control and classification
- General rules on liability in shipping
- Vicarious liability
- Limitation of liability
- Oil pollution liability
- Collision liability
- Salvage
- Marine Insurance
- Use the rules on:
- Mortgages, maritime liens, retention and arrest
- General average
- Maritime inquiries
- Make a legal analysis of liability issues in shipping.
- Analyse and apply general principles of law regulating salvage
- Analyse the main concepts regarding liability, salvage and marine insurance
- Make legal comparative analyses
General competence
At the completion of this course the students will:
- Have the ability to perform relevant legal work relating to maritime liability, salvage and marine insurance – in law firms, insurance companies, shipping companies or public administration.
- Possess the theoretical and methodological tools required to analyze the topics in accordance with legal scientific methods.
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