Course Details

After completing this course the Student will be able to:

• Analyze numerous substantive legal issues related to maritime law.

• Recount various international conventions relating to maritime safety and pollution.

• Differentiate between proper jurisdictional venues for assorted maritime actions.

• Identify legal issues and limitations related to a ship owner’s liability and cargo claims.

• Examine various forms of compensation available to seamen, other maritime workers and passengers.

There will be six weekly Discussions based on the readings. You are also required to submit two written case briefs and two papers for your course assignments. The instructions can be found in those sections of the course.

Questions and topics posed in the Discussions are designed to promote thought and insight. Students must provide a critical review of the questions, topics and issues posed and substantively reply to the contributions of at least three peers. Individual postings should include a full discussion of the content of the question posed and explain how it relates to the concepts in the weekly text readings and other resources. The postings should be analytic in nature and include comparisons/contrasts, and examples that can bolster your point. The Discussion is for your benefit and it is important to respond to the discussion topic and to engage others in a running dialogue.

Your initial post should be made by Thursday this week. You should then respond to 3 or more posts. Note that at least one response to your classmates must be made before Sunday. If you make all of your responsive posts on Sunday, you will not earn full points for timeliness.

This can be accomplished by

· Validating with additional evidence from the literature.

· Posing a thoughtful question with commentary which generates further discussion.

· Providing an alternative point-of-view, with evidence and examples.

· Offering additional insight into how the concept might be understood, with evidence provided with real world examples.

You should be active in the classroom throughout the week and actively engaged in the back-and-forth discussion between your colleagues and the professor.

The discussion grading rubric can be found in gradebook by clicking on the discussion entry.

After completing this course the Student will be able to:

• Analyze numerous substantive legal issues related to maritime law.

• Recount various international conventions relating to maritime safety and pollution.

• Differentiate between proper jurisdictional venues for assorted maritime actions.

• Identify legal issues and limitations related to a ship owner’s liability and cargo claims.

• Examine various forms of compensation available to seamen, other maritime workers and passengers.