Maritime and Transportation Law Stream

The Maritime and Transportation Law Stream researches on international legal issues related to maritime and transport activities.

Stream Structure

Select 15 credit units from the following required elective courses.

Course Code Course Title Credit Units
LW6146E Principles of Maritime Law and Governance for Sustainable Shipping 3
LW6147E Carriage of Goods by Sea Law 3
LW6162E Admiralty Law: Liability and Enforcement 3
LW6163E International Commercial Law 3
LW6170E Principles of Insurance Law (Marine and General) 3
LW6173E Private International Law: Basic Principles and Advanced Application in the Digital Economy 3
LW6188E Chinese and Comparative Maritime Law 3
LW6214E Maritime Insurance Management 1.5
LW6215E Ship Management: Practical Operations and Legal Framework under Ship Management Agreements 1.5
LW6405 Arbitration Law 3

Note: There is no guarantee that all the courses will be offered in any given year.

Electives (9 credit units)

Select 9 credit units from the LLM courses offered of which the course codes end with “E” and/or designated courses from the JD and LLMArbDR programmes of the respective academic year.

For students who do not have a law degree are required to take two Foundation Courses (6 credit units)

Course Code Course Title Credit Units
LW5303 Commercial Contracts 3
LW5400 Legal Concepts 3

 

Award Obtained

Master of Laws in Maritime and Transportation Law