BSc in International Shipping and Trade
Maritime Law
About the course
What you will learn
At the end of the course, the students must be able to:
- • Understand the legal aspect of shipping in respect of maritime contracts and tort law
- • Describe the general legal setting of the international shipping industry in respect of shipping contracts and tort matters
- • Identify and explain common legal problems in the international shipping industry and to solve such contractual and non-contractual disputes
- • Explain commonly used standard contracts such as Bills of Ladings and Charter Parties
- • Apply the relevant laws/instruments applicable to a tort dispute involving maritime key-actors such as ship-owners, carriers, governmental and inter-governmental authorities