Course syllabus for Maritime environmental law

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Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameHavsmiljörätt
  • CodeSJO815
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerMPMAR
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
  • DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 01114
  • Maximum participants15
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0113 Written and oral assignments 7.5 c
Grading: TH		 7.5 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

This course is only available for students of the Maritime management master's programme.

Aim

The overall aim of the course is to provide the student with a deeper understanding of international laws and regulations concerning the maritime environmental area especially when related to maritime operations. The student will also receive understanding of the civil and public law aspects related to the maritime environment.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

Knowledge and understanding
- account for PartXII in UNCLOS and the conventions which emerged after the Torrey Canyon disaster,
- account for the public law conventions which regulates the area like MARPOL, OPRC, London Dumping, Basel and Hong Kong conventions
- account for the civil law conventions which regulates liability and compensations issues resulting from maritime operation like CLC, FUND, HNS and the bunker convention ,
- explain regulations regarding salvation, forms and standard contracts such as LOF and SCOPIC,
- account for the rules regarding towing and pilotage in those cases connected to salvage and maritime environmental law,
- explain and account for concepts and principles within the maritime environmental area regarding exploration and exploitation of the sea's natural resources,

Skills and abilities
- systematically, critically and independently identify, formulate and analyze the international sale of goods and legal issues
- to in both national and international contexts in writing explain and discuss the conclusions drawn by accomplished tasks, and the knowledge and arguments underlying them, in dialogue with different groups

Judgement and approach
- have the capacity for independent and critical attitude towards the legal system
- understand the international maritime and commercial law capabilities and limitations, and its role in society in a national and international perspective

Content

The course consits of three blocks where the first block covers the civil law perspective of the maritime environmental law. Block number two relates to private law and conventions like CLC, FUND, HNS and the bunker convention. The third block adresses salvage and towing and the contracts and treatys that governs those operational areas.

Since maritime environmental law manily is governd by international conventions, the main focus will be on them. Conventions and regulations connected are, UNCLOS, MARPOL, Basel, London Dumping, OPRC, etc. IMO's roll in this area will be discussed together with other local bodies like HELCOM and OSPAR etc.

Organisation

The course consists of lectures and seminars.

Literature

To be announced on course home page.

Examination including compulsory elements

The course will be examined through seminars, and through a take-home exam.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2023-11-08: Examinator Examinator changed from Olle Lindmark (fb72liol) to Henrik Ringsberg (ringsber) by Viceprefekt
      [Course round 1]