LA4042 - Maritime Law

Credit points:	03
Year:	2017
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

Australia is a maritime nation with a significant sea-faring history. It has a long coastline and jurisdiction over offshore islands and Antarctica, as well as offshore oil and gas fields. Most exports and imports are still carried by sea and the nation's ports are important contributors to the national and regional economies. The law relating to maritime activities is a mixture of customary law, contract law, tort law and international conventions. Maritime Law is also remarkably uniform throughout the world because it is based on commercial realities and extensive trading between maritime nations over centuries.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the place of Maritime Law within the broad context of commercial law and public international law;
• demonstrate a sound knowledge of the principles of Maritime Law and the relevant Australian legislation, Court Rules, Maritime Rules and international conventions;
• apply the principles to practical legal issues;
• demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant case law.

Prerequisites:

LA1101 and LA1102

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 3
Census Date 02-Feb-2017
Face to face teaching 21-Jan-2017 to 05-Feb-2017 (9-12pm, 1pm-4pm on each of the following days: Sat 21st Jan, Sun 22nd Jan, Sat 4th Feb, Sun 5th Feb 2017 - videolinked between campuses)
Coordinator:	Mr Malcolm Barrett
Lecturer:	Sergey Kinchin.
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	assignments (20% - 30%); centrally-administered final exam (70% - 80%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 3
Census Date 02-Feb-2017
Face to face teaching 21-Jan-2017 to 05-Feb-2017 (9-12pm, 1pm-4pm on each of the following days: Sat 21st Jan, Sun 22nd Jan, Sat 4th Feb, Sun 5th Feb 2017 - videolinked between campuses)
Coordinator:	Mr Malcolm Barrett
Lecturer:	Sergey Kinchin.
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	assignments (20% - 30%); centrally-administered final exam (70% - 80%).

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