DROI0725-1 : Law of the sea and of sea environment

Study Programmes 2015-2016

DROI0725-1

Law of the sea and of sea environment

Duration :

20h Th

Number of credits :

Master in oceanography (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Philippe Vincent

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

The course is divided into four parts:
- the first one will be about the different maritime zones defined by the international law ;
- the second one will be about the main international conventions about the protection of the maritime environment - the third one will be about the main international conventions about fishing - the fourth one will be about the European fishing policy, the maritime tranport policy and the protection of the maritime environment.

Learning outcomes of the course :

To give to the students an overview of the regimes of the maritime zones, from the point of view of the exploitation of the ressources and of the protection of the environemnt.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

None

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Ex cathedra course 2h:week during part of the second semester