| CODE | INL5028 | |||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to the International Law of the Sea | |||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | International Law | |||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | A foundational study-unit which gives the participant an understanding of basic principles within the law of the sea, with particular reference to port regimes. A basic outline of such study-unit would consist in the following: - Introduction to International Law: Nature and Sources of International Law; - The Concept of Jurisdiction and Sovereignty; - Maritime Zones; - Ports ( Definition (including baselines); Nature; Legal Regime existing within the port). The study-unit closes with a series of interactive seminars. These will focus on material covered in the lectures and will offer a more practical perspective. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of the study-unit is to provide a comprehensive grounding of the current status of the international law of the sea, in order to relate such issues in the law of the sea with the current regime on ports. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the basic principles of International Law and its sources; - Recognise the relevant jurisdictional rules and principles of the law of the sea; - Demonstrate a critical understanding of the central role of ports within the law of the sea framework and in commercial matters; - Appraise the efficacy of the current legal regime regulating port areas. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Be conversant with the legal regime regulating the law of the sea; - Have a working knowledge of the main principles and provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; - Apply knowledge gained to the status of ports in international law. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: James Crawford (ed), Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law (8th edn, Oxford University Press 2012) Malcolm Shaw, International Law (7th edn, Cambridge University Press 2014) Malcolm Evans, International Law (4th edn, Oxford University Press 2014) Robin Churchill and Vaughn Lowe, The Law of the Sea (4th edn, Manchester University Press 2022) Yoshifumi Tanaka, The International Law of the Sea (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press 2015) James Harrison, Making the law of the sea: a study in the development of international law (Cambridge University Press 2011) David J. Attard and others (eds), The IMLI Manual on International Maritime Law Volume I - The Law of the Sea (Oxford University Press 2014) Donald Rothwell and others (eds), The Oxford Handbook of the Law of the Sea(Oxford University Press 2015) Donald Rothwell and Tim Stephens, The International Law of the Sea (2nd edn, Hart 2016) Alexander Prölss (ed), The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Commentary (CH Beck, Hart, Nomos 2017) Supplementary Readings: Jill Barrett and Richard Barnes (eds), Law of the Sea: UNCLOS as a living treaty (British Institute of International and Comparative Law 2016) Rene-Jean Dupuy and Daniel Vignes, A Handbook on the New Law of the Sea (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1991) Vols 1 and 2 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Performance and Seminar | |||||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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