About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic 8 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $820.40 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 96 LAWS points
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Contact
To be advised when paper next offered.
- Teaching staff
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- Textbooks
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- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
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- Learning Outcomes
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Overview
Introduces the public international law of the sea, including an examination of customary and treaty rights and obligations of states with respect to the oceans.
About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic 8: Law of the Sea |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 96 LAWS points
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Limited to
- Limited to: LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Notes
- Not all optional papers will be available in any given year
- Contact
- More information link
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
All course materials for this paper are provided by the Faculty.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to:
- Develop a systematic and critical understanding of the foundational principles of the public international law of the sea, including its principal sources and how those principles are implemented, applied, and enforced.
- Apply knowledge of the law of the sea to New Zealand and Pacific contexts, including demonstrating an understanding of how UNCLOS intersects with New Zealand’s domestic maritime legislation and with Māori rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- Analyse the historic and contemporary theoretical and geopolitical factors that have shaped the development of the law of the sea from the 16th century to the present day.
- Analyse real and hypothetical factual situations related to the law of the sea and communicate well-reasoned written conclusions.