This course aims to convey to the student the primary knowledge of maritime law and the practice of China. Following the structure of Chinese Maritime law, it covers a wide range of maritime law issues including carriage of good by sea contracts and bill of lading, cargo claims, the liability of carriers, security and limitation of liability, charter parties, maritime safety and navigation, salvage, towage, and general average, multimodal transportation and marine insurance. International legal instruments governing relevant issues and specific national legislation and cases will be comparatively examined. The role of admiralty courts and maritime arbitration mechanisms and relevant enforcement issues will also be briefly introduced.

CILO-1: Students will be able to display the national, regional, or international institutional legal frameworks governing maritime and related commercial transactions and relationships. CILO-2: Students will be able to describe a substantial range of legal principles and processes governing liabilities and remedies in maritime and related commercial relationships. CILO-3: Students will be able to analyse legal issues and apply the relevant rules to hypothetical maritime law cases.