Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3189: Shipping Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

This module will introduce you to the main features of English shipping law, some of which are unusual and powerful (like the ability to arrest ships). We will cover those topics which arise most frequently in practice. We will explore the law through its guiding principles, along with illustrative case studies. By the end of the module, you should have a confident understanding of the overall shape of English shipping law, and the ability to navigate successfully some of its complexities. You should be able to apply the law to resolve factual disputes, and critique the law to suggest reform.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of English shipping law and a substantial range of major concepts, values and principles relevant to its application; 2. identify, explain and critically evaluate key issues in English shipping law and to apply relevant rules and theories.
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. apply legal knowledge to a problem or case study and to suggest a conclusion supported by relevant arguments; 4. select, integrate and present coherently and reflectively relevant law and legal or theoretical arguments.
Personal and Key Skills	5. manage relevant learning resources, information, learning strategies and to develop own arguments and opinions with minimum guidance; 6. work independently and to manage time efficiently in preparing for scheduled learning activities, exercises and assessment.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Admiralty jurisdiction
Claims in rem
Arrest of ships
Admiralty procedure
Salvage
General average
Limitation actions
Charter parties
Bills of lading
Arbitration

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	128

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching	22	11 x 2 hours seminars
Guided independent study	100	Reading and seminar preparation
Guided independent study	28	Preparation for assessments

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Basic reading:

This reading list is indicative, providing an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not a confirmed or compulsory reading list:

The latest editions of:

Tamblyn, Shipping Law: An Outline (Amazon)

Baughen, Shipping Law (Routledge)

Derrington and Turner, Law and Practice of Admiralty Matters (OUP)

Meeson and Kimbell, Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice (Routledge)