International law of the sea II 506 (6 points)
(LAW)
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Not offered in 2004.
Synopsis:
Objectives: Students who successfully complete this subject should have acquired technical proficiency and academic fluency in each of the four specialised sub-units making up this course. These are: (1) the institutionalised public regime of International maritime management, including UNCLOS III, Freedom of Passage, the International maritime Organisation (IMO), Ship Registration, Flags of Convenience, and the international jurisdictions of Courts of Admiralty; (2) Maritime environmental management regimes (MARPOL; the London Convention); dumping, ship-based Pollution, Tanker collisions and spills, ballast and exotic species; (3) International Maritime Labor regulation (ILO; IMO); Port State Authority (both classic and new regimes), safety of ship construction and transport (eg collision); (4) issues of International maritime Public Order, including Piracy, Slavery, Human Cargoes ("people smuggling"), drug trafficking, and the management of "the Maritime commons". Students should be able to analyse all of these concepts critically and be able to identify and resolve legal problems arising in all of the categories described. Most importantly, students should obtain a detailed appreciation of the embededness of International maritime management within the inclusive regimes of the Public Order of the Sea.
Assessment: Four short essay/research assignments (each 1000 words): 40% + compulsory take-home examination: 60%
Prerequisites: LAW1100 Legal Process, LAW2100 Contract
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