LAW6887 The Law of the Sea and China's Practice

LAW6724 The Law of the Sea and China's Practice

Number of Credits

2

Teaching Hours

16

Offering School

Koguan School of Law

Course Teacher

Dan Liu

Course Level

Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Language of Instruction

English

First Day of Class

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

Last Day of Class

Wednesday, December 11st, 2024

Course Component

Lecture

Mode of Teaching

Synchronous

Course recordings available for students.

Meeting Time

Week 2-13: Wednesdays, 12:55-15:40 pm

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Time Zone

Beijing Time(UTC+8)

Course-specific Restrictions (e.g. Prerequisites / Major / Year of Study)

No restrictions. The course might be equally useful for undergraduates.

Course Description

This course will cover the basic theoretical knowledge of the law of the sea, such as international fundamentals and the law of the sea, the three United Nations conferences on the law of the sea, the island system, the maritime “zoning” system, territorial disputes and maritime delimitation, the system of conservation of marine living resources, marine environmental protection, the peaceful settlement of maritime disputes, and the practice of China's law of the sea.

Based on the introduction of the basic theoretical knowledge of the law of the sea, students are given academic training, especially how to use the basic theory of the law of the sea and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to analyze in depth and express their personal views in relation to the popular and difficult issues of the sea.

Students are guided to analyze classic law of the sea cases of international judicial bodies and training in writing essays on law of the sea topics.

Assessment Format

1. In-class Discussion: 40%

2. Final Essay: 60%

Syllabus

English