Study:	Law - 8. semester
Code:	159430
ECTS:	8.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Nikoleta Radionov Karlović prof. dr. sc. Jasenko Marin
Lecturers:	izv. prof. dr. sc. Mihael Mišo Mudrić - Lectures izv. prof. dr. sc. Iva Savić - Lectures
Exam dates:	09. 09. 2024. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:

-; Southampton on shipping law: institute of maritime law; Informa (2008), str. 428 Simon Baughen; Shipping Law; Routledge (2009), str. [object Object] Edgard Gold; Gard Handbook on PI Insurance; Gard PI (2002), str. 400

Description:

The course Maritime and Transport Law studies the field of transport law. The purpose of the course is to provide basic knowledge on land, air, maritime and internal waters navigation law, on an international, EU and domestic level, as well as on the transport services market organization and infrastructure management in the whole transport industry. The course examines the terminology, classification and historical development of maritime law. It further examines the sources of maritime law. The issues concerning maritime demesne and maritime ports are elaborated. The course analyzes the maritime navigation safety and security legal framework. The real property issues are examined. The course explains the role of individual actors in maritime entrepreneurship. The relevant maritime law contracts are thoroughly analyzed, with a special focus on charter parties and carriage of passengers and carriage of goods contracts. The role of non-contractual (tort) liability in maritime domain is carefully examined. The fields of rail, road and air law are separately analyzed, with a special focus on carriage of passengers, carriage of goods, liability for damage compensation, transport regulation and related issues. Finally, the course analyzes law of internal navigation.

Cognitive Skills:

Knowledge and understanding

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- define different modes of transport and law that regulates each one of them on national, EU and international level;

- explain the position and importance of transport in national and global economy, as well as importance of legal regulation of this industry;

-understand the functioning of market of transport services and transport infrastructure management;

- critically evaluate and recognize the new market trends in international transport of goods, and characteristics of multimodal transport;

- understand basic institutes of maritime, land and air transport law

- understand the organization of modern shipping

- explain the protection of rights of passengers in all modes of transport;

- explain the significance of marine insurance for modern shipping;

- explain the significance of maritime law for the protection of marine environment;

- indicate the characteristics of contractual and non-contractual liability arising from exploitation of ships and performance of transport services in all modes of transport

- discuss the legal regulation of the maritime demesne.

Application

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- distinguish between transport law and other legal disciplines

- differentiate between legal norms governing different modes of transport

- understand basic institutes of transport law and apply them to practical cases

- understand the process of enactment of legal instruments at national, EU and international law

-understand the relationship between different stakeholders in the transport, logistics and transport insurance industry

Analysis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- demonstrate the understanding of rights and obligations arising from transport contracts;

- understand charterparties and contracts of affreightment

- understand contracts of carriage of goods and the underlying transport documents, as well as carrier’s liability for damages

-understand contracts of carriage of passengers and carrier’s liability for personal injury or death, and damage to baggage

-understand mortgage and lien

-understand the basic structure and functioning of marine insurance;

- understand the process of concession on maritime demesne;

- analyze the influence of international law in the domain of maritime and transport law on national legislation;

- distinguish between the contractual and non-contractual liability of shipowner, carrier and other interested parties arising from different institutes of transport law

- distinguish between the non-compulsory and compulsory liability insurance and its impact on transport industry and its competitiveness

Synthesis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- apply individual norms of maritime, land and air transport to individual cases;

- solve practical cases in the field of maritime, land and air transport and offer solution to problems

- find legal solution to problems arising from deficiencies of individual legal instruments in the field,

- understand the system of legal norms governing transport industry at the international, EU and national level.

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- publicly present the learning outcomes;

- express themselves in a clear, well-structured text, explaining their standpoints;

- demonstrate the acquired communication skills;

- demonstrate acquired legal logic;

- demonstrate the ability of independent professional work;

- demonstrate the ability of critical consideration of key maritime and general transport issues;

- demonstrate the ability to make decisions and adequate and timely action in practice.

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Evaluation

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- discuss the challenges that shipping industry and transport industry as whole is challenged with today;

- discuss the processes started by the creation and development of single market of transport services within the EU, as well as its impact on harmonization of transport law 

- evaluate national legal framework in the field of maritime and transport law after harmonization with the acquis communautaire, as well as the present level of harmonization at the international level.

Consultations schedule:

• prof. dr. sc. Nikoleta Radionov Karlović:

  Tuesday, 14-15 pm, TRH3, 22/1
   

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 22/I.
• prof. dr. sc. Jasenko Marin:

  Monday, 9:30 am, Hoto Center, Savska 32, Room No. 926 (9th floor)

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 12
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Mihael Mišo Mudrić:

  Wednesday, 13:30h

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 304
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Iva Savić:

  Wednesday, 11.30AM-12.30 PM

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 24/I