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MBA in Maritime and Shipping Management (Anno Accademico 2020/2021)

The Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea


CFU: 8
Lingua contenuti:Inglese
Descrizione dell'insegnamento
The law of Carriage of Goods by sea is the key role subject of shipping. This subject provides a comprehensive introduction to the law and practice of carriage of goods by sea, explaining the types and significance of charter parties, the role of bills of lading, the duties of the parties to a contract of carriage and the operation of international regimes, including the Hague Rules, the Hague Visby Rules and the Hamburg Rules.
Prerequisiti
No prerequisites.
Scopi

The course aims to provide students with a detailed and systematic knowledge of the operation of bills of lading, charter-parties, and all relevant documents, used for the carriage of goods by sea. Students will comprehend the differences between different charter parties, the obligations of the parties, the hire and the problems that arise.

Lastly, they will be able to communicate effectively key legal concepts to both legal and market audience.
Contenuti
  1. Introduction to Charter Party and Bill of lading, Implied obligations in a contract of affreightment (implied undertakings from the part of the shipowner/implied undertakings from the part of the charterer)
  2. The voyage charter party (an overview of the charter/the arrived ship/the loading operation/the carrying voyage/the discharging operation)
  3. The time charter party (the general legal overview/description of the vessel/period of hire/payment for hire/the off-hire clause/deduction from hire/right to withdraw vessel/employment and agency clause/redelivery of the vessel)
  4. Bills of Lading
  5. Hague/Visby Rules and case studies
  6. Alternative Disputes Resolution (mediation, arbitration)
  7. Case study on carriage of goods. Explanation of the use of the Lloyd’s Law Reports
  8. Laytime, Demurrage and Dispatch money, case study
Testi
  • J. Wilson, Carriage of Goods by Sea, Pitmamn Publ., London.
  • Ath. Giannakis, Conceptual Dictionary of Shipping Terms (English-Greek language), Peania 2009, ISBN: 9 789609 890700.
  • E.R.H. Ivamy, Carriage of Goods by Sea, Butterworths, London.
  • Carver, Carriage by Sea, Stevens & Sons, London.
  • Paul Todd, Modern Bills of Lading, Collins, London.
  • Paul Todd, Cases and Materials on Bills of Lading, BSP Professional Books, Oxford.
  • Selected cases from Lloyd’s Law Reports.
  • Greek shipping law.
Esercitazioni
Open questions, case studies, problem solving exercises, drafting of an essay.
Docente
Nikos A. Giannakis
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