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This course looks at the issues arising from the use of a ship to transport goods from buyer to seller when each is based in a separate legal system and related insurance matters. We examine the contract of affreightment; the relevance of charter parties; the possibilities offered by Bills of Lading and analogous 'documents' (whether electronic or not). We consider the law concerning a cargo claim as it may involve the Hague Rules, the Hague-Visby Rules, the Hamburg Rules. We also look at marine insurance in the context of a cargo claim.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The issues selected for examination in the course vary depending on contemporary developments in the field. However, the indicative topics covered by the course are: the contract of affreightment; charterparties (voyage charterparties and time charterparties; bills of lading, comparing the mandatory rules provided by the Hague Rules, the Hague-Visby Rules and the Hamburg Rules, and marine insurance matters and cargo claims.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the common law of the carriage of goods by sea |
| Factual | Understand | Acquire knowledge and understanding of the nature of marine insurance, and the validity of claims in the context of carriage of goods by sea. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the Marine Cargo Claim in the context of COGBS |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 3000 | ||
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the common law of the carriage of goods by sea |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the Marine Cargo Claim in the context of COGBS |
| Factual | Understand | Acquire knowledge and understanding of the nature of marine insurance, and the validity of claims in the context of carriage of goods by sea. |
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