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 Skills1. 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 Skills3. 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 Skills5. 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.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Essay1,250 words1-6Written

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
10000

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Essay1002,500 words1-6Written

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
EssayEssay (2,500 words)1-6August/September reassessment period

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)