LW624-7-SP-CO:
International Trade and Maritime Law
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2023/24
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
15
27 May 2022
Requisites for this module
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This is an introductory module to the LLM International Trade and Maritime Law and represents a key segment of international commercial law.
It focuses on two main parts. Firstly, introducing students to some core concepts concerning common law, the role of public versus private international law and how Trade and Maritime law fit into Commercial Law. Secondly, the module will focus on some current developments in Shipping such as Autonomous Vessels and Multimodal Transport.
The primary aims of this module are:
1. To familiarise candidates with the techniques of dealing with common law and international conventions
2. To familiarise students with the latest developments concerning shipping law and the shipping industry
3. To equip students with the abilities to identify the challenges brought by the new technologies and political changes to shipping law and to seek for solutions
4. To practise students’ critical analysis, legal writing and presentation skills
1. To interpret relevant legal materials including international conventions and regulatory policies;
2. To explain and apply legal principles relating to the field with support of primary sources;
3. To appraise and evaluate areas of debate in the field;
4. To develop competent research skills so that students can describe and justify legal reasoning with the support of cases and scholarly work.
5. To work with others on a group project on a topic within the area of the module.
Examples of the types of topics covered are:
1. Introduction
Introduction to the basics of English legal system, the position of trade and maritime law in it, basics of ships, different aspects of international trade and maritime law and the key international organisations and legal instruments in international trade and maritime sector.
2. Autonomous Vessels
Looking at the development and different types of autonomous vessels as well as the various techniques used; identifying the challenges brought about by autonomous vessels to shipping law; evaluating to what extent the current national and international regulatory frameworks apply to the autonomous vessels; considering whether new regulatory framework is necessary to embrace autonomous vessels.
3. Multimodal Transport
Looking at how multimodal transport is operated and its advantages over unimodal transports (sea, road, rail and air); identifying the challenges caused by multimodal transport to shipping law; examining the extent to which the current international conventions on unimodal transports apply to multimodal transport; evaluating the efficacy of different attempts in unifying multimodal transport at the international level; considering how multimodal transport could be properly and effectively regulated.
This module will be taught via weekly 2-hour seminars.
The module teaching team will upload all relevant teaching materials on Moodle. You will find reading lists, the textbook, weekly handouts or PPS notes on Moodle. The materials in question are designed both to help you navigate the material to be covered in the seminars and to equip you to analyse the required readings. You will be expected to have completed the required readings in advance of your seminars.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Lijie Song, email: lijie.song@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Lijie Song & Dr Mohammed Alshaleel
lawpgtadmin@essex.ac.uk
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Prof Duncan Sheehan
University of Leeds
Professor
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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