1. Introduction to shipping (business; trades; shipping and international trade ¿ links with international sales, financing and insurance; shipping and the common law ¿ links with contract, tort, bailment)
2. Carriage of goods by sea: bills of lading and other sea carriage documents (bills of lading, sea waybills, delivery orders, EDI; functions of bills of lading ¿ as receipt, contract, document of title;
3. Carriage of goods by sea: bills of lading and their relationship with charterparties (terms; who is the carrier)
4. The Hague and Hague-Visby Rules (scope of application; carrier¿s obligations; defences and immunities)