Admiralty Law

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• analyse relevant legal materials, including international conventions, statutes, case law and standard form maritime contracts;
• critically appraise and offer solutions in existing areas of debate in U.K. and international maritime law;
• display clarity and objectivity in written discussion.
• apply Admiralty principles, with appropriate legal authorities, in the solution of complex practical problems involving multiple regimes of liability;
• draft legal advice based upon such problems;
• identify key legal and policy issues in their commercial, safety and environmental contexts;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• identify and locate relevant legal materials, including international conventions, statutes, case law and standard form maritime contracts;
• plan and manage your studying.
• think critically in relation to policy issues;

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the existing areas of debate about what the law is and what it ought to be, both in U.K. and internationally.
• the main principles which govern Admiralty liabilities, including: -salvage and collision liabilities -carriage of passengers, -towage and dock liabilities -marine pollution liabilities -limitation of liability -the scope of contractual rights and obligations;
• the main commercial, safety and environmental policies and values underpinning Admiralty Law;

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Essay

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Feedback forms will be provided within 2 weeks of submission. This does not count towards their mark.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.