Module LAW3189 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3189: Shipping Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
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)
