Maritime Law: Safety, Competition and EU

By completing the course the student will have obtained essential knowledge and understanding of how the shipping industry is regulated through public law means concerning aspects of safety at sea as well as those relating to competition between market players. Both a national (Norwegian) as well as an EU perspective is adopted.

Part one: Maritime safety

Knowledge

At the completion of the course the students will have:

• Good knowledge of the central rules and principles that apply to safety of the seas at an international level
• Good knowledge of the role of classification societies and their quality assessment of ships
• Knowledge about the cooperation between governments to strengthen the standard of safety at sea through international cooperation world-wide and on a regional basis.
• Understanding of the relationship between international and national rules on maritime safety, and between different players in the maritime field
• Knowledge about how marine accidents are investigated internationally and nationally (Norway).

Skills

At the completion of the course the students will be able to:

• Analyse and apply general principles of law regulating safety at sea
• Analyse the main concepts regarding maritime safety in main international conventions.
  

Part two: EU maritime law and policy

Knowledge

At the completion of the course the students will have:

• Good knowledge of EU Maritime Law || chr(38) ||amp; Policy in its historical context.
• Good knowledge of the EU Treaty articles and secondary legislative measures relevant to maritime services.
• Good understanding of the EU competences in the field of maritime services;
• Understanding of the reasons for developing a EU Maritime Policy within the EU
• Knowledge of the role of the European Court of Justice in interpreting EU law

Skills

At the completion of the course the students will be able to:

• Analyse and apply general principles

No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.

Admission is only open for students enrolled in the L.L.M. Maritime Law (master's 1 1/2-years).

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Teaching will consist of 3 separate seminars. Each seminar will last one week. That is; all teaching for one seminar will be given within one intensive week of lectures.

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

The final grade consists of three essays; one essay for each seminar. The student need a pass on every essay to pass the whole course.

Maximum length for each essay is 2500 words. Front page, contents page (optional) and bibliography are not included. If footnotes are used in the text (at the bottom of each page), they are included in the 2500 word limit.

Papers that exceed the 2500 word limit will be rejected.

You must familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to exam support materials, and the use of sources and citations. If you violate these rules, you may be suspected of cheating or attempted cheating. You can read about what the university considers cheating, and the consequences of cheating here.

All available exam resources are allowed when answering this exam. Rules for source referencing are crucial for determining whether the use of resources is permitted.

Your exam paper must be an independent work. Exam candidates are not permitted to communicate with other persons about the exam question(s) or distribute draft answers or exam answers.

Guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in exams:

1. The use of artificial intelligence as an aid when answering this exam must comply with UiO’s guidelines for using AI, and ethical issues related to AI use should be considered.
2. AI use must be explained and/or documented. The more AI is used in developing the text, the greater the expectations for documentation and reflection on that use. Text generated by AI tools is not considered an academic source.
3. Cheating: Use of AI can be considered cheating if, for example, you give a false impression of independence, omit sources, or cite fictitious sources.

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

English, both exam text and exam answer.

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.