LAW339: Shipping Law

This unit provides an overview of the law applicable to the commercial trade of shipping. It deals with the legal relationships brought about during carriage of goods by sea, including bills of lading, waybills, and the various types of charter parties. The unit considers the complex matrix created by custom, principles of common law (such as tort, contract and bailment) and civil law, international conventions and the laws of individual nations in governing this important area of commercial trade.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	L120/LEG120/LAW120 Research and Writing, L150/LEG150/LAW150 Australian Legal System, L152/LAW152 Torts, L130/LAW130 Criminal Law and Procedure, L260/LAW260 Contract.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed LAW339/LLM539 Maritime Law may not enrol in this unit for credit.
School	School of Law
Unit Coordinator	Dr Kate Lewins Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: k.lewins@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 2.026 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2972
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Kate Lewins Senior Lecturer (k.lewins@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2972 Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 2.026 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)