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Commercial Maritime Law

LAWS6849

The unit is designed as a detailed study of maritime law from what might be said to be a commercial law, as opposed to a public law, perspective. The nature of the business of shipping and related activities are examined by reference to fundamental commercial arrangements and relationships - the business of shipping, ownership and deployment of ships, chartering and use of ships, carriage of goods by sea and limitation of liability. The unit will provide a detailed introduction to these areas as a foundation for practice in Australia and overseas and as a basis for further academic research. The core topics of the unit will be the law of charterparties and the carriage of goods by sea. A constant theme of the unit will be the international character of the commercial relationships involved and the importance of private and international law considerations at all times. Whenever possible, relevant comparative law analysis will be discussed.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 2, 109

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: LAWS6849

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: No

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