Course content

The Marine Insurance law deals with the rules and regulations regarding marine insurance. The course is purely contract law, and includes the Nordic Marine Insurance Plan 2013 , Conditions relating to Insurance for the Carriage of Goods, and P&I Insurance conditions. The course is divided into two main parts. The first part relates to the rules that are common for all or most marine insurance branches. The second part relates to the rules for the individual branch, i.e. hull insurance, insurance on interest, war risk insurance, loss of hire insurance, P&I insurance and cargo insurance.

For students enrolled in Rettsvitenskap (jus) (master – 5 ?r): Have you considered a specialization as part of your degree? The course is part of the profile Selskap, transaksjon og finans.

This subject is taught at Bachelor's level. The subject is also taught at Master's level (10 ECTS credits), see JUS5450 - Marine Insurance.

Learning outcome

See learning outcome for JUR1450

Admission to the course

You may register for this course if you have admission to a study programme at UiO or the faculty's exchange programme.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

Nordic applicants can apply for admission to Single courses on Bachelor's level.

When your admission is in order you must register for courses in StudentWeb.

Please note that lectures and curriculum for this course is aimed at students at master degree level.

However, the achievement requirements are adjusted for students who take the subject at bachelor degree level.

Overlapping courses

Teaching

Lectures.

Language of teaching for this course is English. This means that all?communication during lectures/seminars will be in English, and all?literature and auxiliary materials are in English.

Examination

Students are graded on the basis of a 24 hours written home exam.

You submit your answer in the exam system Inspera. Read about how to submit your answer.

Maximum length for written home examis 2000 words. Front page, contents page (optional) and bibliography are not included. If footnotes are used in the text (at the bottom of each page), they are included in the 2000 word limit.?

Papers that exceed the 2000 word limit will not be accepted.

You must familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to exam support materials, and?the use of sources and citations. If you violate these rules, you may be suspected of cheating or attempted cheating. You can read about what the university considers cheating, and the consequences of cheating here.

Previous exam papers

Examination support material

All available exam resources are allowed when answering this exam. Rules for source referencing are crucial for determining whether the use of resources is permitted.

Your exam paper must be an independent work. Exam candidates are not permitted to communicate with other persons about the exam question(s) or distribute draft answers or exam answers.

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

This guide is used by examiners for grading elective courses at the Faculty of Law.

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Last updated from FS (Common Student System) May 31, 2024 2:36:58 PM

Facts about this course

Level
Bachelor
Credits
10
Teaching
Spring and autumn
Examination
Spring and autumn

Contact

The Information Centre at The Faculty of Law