JJUA55146U International Transport Law - NOTE: THE COURSE IS CANCELLED IN THE AUTUMN SEMESTER 2018

The course is intended for both Danish and non-Danish students.
The objective of the course is to provide the students with a thorough understanding of rules in relation to carriage of goods by road, rail, sea, air and the intricacies of multi-modal transportation.
Transport law in general is largely based on international conventions, which to a varying degree have been ratified and incorporated into the national legal systems of the signatory countries. Many contract forms used are standard documents.
The objective of the course is not to pin-point differences between one country and the other, but rather to assist the students in getting an overall view of the common core principles governing international transport law, particularly in relation to carriage of goods by the different modes of transport mentioned above. As transport law - and particularly the rules in relation to carriage of goods - would not exist save for the existence of the international sale of goods, the course will also aim at introducing the students to basic rules of international sale of goods and the documents related thereto.
It is the general aim of the course to be a practical, yet, thorough introduction to international transport law, which the students at a later stage can use as a platform for further in-depth studies of the rules relating to the individual forms of transport applicable in their home countries.
The course is organized as follows (subject to alterations as may be agreed between the students and the lecturers):

•  Introduction to the topic – importance of international transport law and overview of main modes of transportation
• Various documents used in international sale of goods and their function.
• Introduction to the relevant international conventions on carriage of goods including i.e. the CMR-Convention, the Hague/Visby Rules, Warsaw and Montreal Convention.
• Rules relating to the carriers’ liability for damage, loss and delay to cargo and registered/checked in baggage.
• Rules relating to limitation of the carriers’ liability and time-bars.
• Rules relating to the carrier's liability for death, body injury and delay caused to passengers.
• Various Types of insurance