OVERVIEW

The course introduces students to the basic concepts of Maritime and Shipping Law and provides the necessary grounding for specialist knowledge for the following courses of Maritime Law.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the knowledge of the basic rules concerning the shipping field through the analysis of international, EU and national legislation and contracts, including specific focus on some items such as maritime property, maritime zones and Flag and Coastal States’ rights, administrative regime of the ship, sea areas and powers of the States, liability of the shipowner, safety and security, maritime contracts, etc.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students will have acquired the necessary knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of the Maritime and Shipping Law. In particular, they will be able to use their knowledge and understanding in order to understand legal issues and draw their own conclusions. In addition, the acquisition of appropriate legal language will enable students to discuss the legal issues investigated clearly and precisely. Finally, they will have developed adequate learning skills that will allow them to develop and implement autonomously what they know.

TEACHING METHODS

The course consists of 72 hours of frontal lectures in Italian.
Attendance is highly recommended.

Students with certified disabilities, specific learning disorders (SLD), or special educational needs are required to contact both the instructor and the Department of Economics’ Disability Coordinator at the beginning of the course. This is to agree on appropriate teaching and examination arrangements that, while respecting the learning objectives of the course, take into account individual learning needs and allow for the use of any necessary compensatory tools.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Program for Students of Maritime and Port Management Master’s degree (9 CFU):

• Maritime Law Sources
• Maritime Administration
• Maritime Property
• Maritime Zones and Flag and Coastal States’ Rights under the 1982 Montego Bay Convention on the Law of the Sea
• Ships: Definition, Administrative Regime, Flag and Port State Control
• Shipowner
• Captains and Crew
• Ship Agents, Brokers, Fowarders
• Maritime Safety and Security
• Collisions, Salvage at Sea, General Average
• Shipbuilding and Ship Sale Contracts
• Bareboat Charter
• Charterparties: Time Charters, Voyage Charters, Contracts of Affreightment
• Contract of Carriage of Goods by Sea
• Contract of Carriage of Passengers by Sea
• Contracts for the provision of technical and nautical services.

Program for Students of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Bachelor's Degree (6 CFU):

• Maritime Law Sources
• Maritime Administration
• Maritime Zones and Flag and Coastal States’ Rights under the 1982 Montego Bay Convention on the Law of the Sea
• Ships: Definition, Administrative Regime, Flag and Port State Control
• Shipowner
• Captains and Crew
• Maritime Safety and Security
• Collisions, Salvage at Sea, General Average
• Shipbuilding and Ship Sale Contracts
• Bareboat Charters, Charterparties, Contract of Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Sea

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Slides and lecture notes prepared by the teacher are available on the Aulaweb.
The course material, which is specific to each syllabus, i.e. 9 CFU (students of Economics) and 6 CFU (students of Engineering), is essential for the preparation of the exam by non-attending students as well as being a useful aid for attending students.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lectures will start in the second semester

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The final oral examination in Italian assesses students’ knowledge of the entire program.
Attending students can take the exam by passing two intermediate written tests that will take place respectively towards the middle and at the end of the course.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam aims to verify students’: learning skills in terms of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of Maritime and Shipping Law; their ability to understand legal issues and draw critical conclusions; their capacity to express ideas and concepts in appropriate legal language.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Recommendations:
Students are invited to enrol in AulaWeb to access material and further information.

Limits:
Exams can be repeated without limits.