| Unit name | Admiralty Law |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWDM0002 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Rose |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit considers those matters within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court and the special considerations and rules which apply to them together with some of those particular areas of law affected by admiralty jurisdiction, law and practice. It concerns the "wet" areas of maritime law, as opposed to the "dry" areas covered in the units on Carriage of Goods by Sea and Marine Insurance, including acquisitions and transfer of interest in ships; ship mortgages; collisions; salvage; and marine pollution.
By the end of the unit, a successful student will be able: (a) to research and explain the origin, development and content of the rules and practice of admiralty jurisdiction and procedure and of the core elements of Admiralty Law, most obviously collisions, limitation of liability, salvage and towage, and acquisition, transfer and enforcement of interests in ships;(b) to identify issues of Admiralty Law arising in complex maritime factual situations;(c) to apply their knowledge of the law in resolution of those issues;(d) to criticise the relevant legal rules and to propose possible solutions for the successful reform and application of the law.Students should be able to state the law accurately, to apply legal principles to problem case scenarios, and to think critically about ways in which the law could be reformed.The examination includes both problem type and essay type questions, designed to assess both whether students were able to understand and apply the law across the breadth of the syllabus, and whether they were able to think critically about it.
11 Seminars
One three-hour closed book examination in May/June, in which students answer any 4 questions from a choice of 8 questions (of essays and problems).
Baatz (ed), Maritime Law, 2nd ed (2011); Baughen, Shipping Law, 5th ed (2012); Gaskell, Current Law Statutes Annotated 1995, ch 21; Sheppard, Modern Maritime Law, 2nd ed (2007)
