The Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law) is a full-time programme running for 9 months or a part-time programme running for 18 months over two academic years from the date of first registration for the programme. A full-time candidate may not, during the currency of the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law), simultaneously pursue any other form of education, training or employment, without the advance permission of the School of Law.

Candidates must be approved by the School of Law and must normally:
(a) hold a Law Degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1
or
(b) have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualifies the candidate to undertake the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law) Degree.

Note:  Where appropriate, the Academic Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, certain elective modules to be taken by a candidate admitted under entry criteria (b) above.  The taking of specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate’s application.

The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.

Full-time
Students take 60 credits as follows:

Core Modules:
LW6620 Introduction to the Law of the Sea (10 credits)
LW6621 Admiralty Law (10 credits)

Elective Modules:
Students take modules to the value of 40 credits from the list of elective modules set out below.  At least 20 credits must be chosen from List A and up to 20 credits may be chosen from List B:

List A: Marine, Maritime and Environmental Law Modules
Students must choose at least 20 credits from the following:
LW6572 Contemporary Issues in International Law (10 credits)* 
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6617 International Biodiversity and Ecosystems Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6622 Sale, Insurance and Carriage of Goods at Sea (5 credits)
LW6623 Global Maritime Security (5 credits)
LW6624 Port Law (5 credits)
LW6625 Law of the Sea (Clinical) (5 credits)
LW6626 Law of Ship Finance (5 credits)
LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6628 Marine Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6629 Natural Resources Law (5 credits)
LW6632 Citizen Suits in Environmental Law (5 credits)

List B: Non-Marine, Maritime and Environmental Law Modules
Students may choose up to 20 credits from the following:
GG6501 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (5 credits)
GG6502 Introduction to Remote Sensing (5 credits)
LW6101 Introduction to Planning Law (5 credits)
LW6106 Legal Concepts for Heritage and Environment (5 credits)
LW6584 International Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)
LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6605 European Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (10 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
LW6541 Electronic Commerce Law (10 credits)

List C:  Undergraduate Modules*
LW2211 Principles of Public International Law (5 credits)
LW2212 Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues (5 credits)
LW3371 Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW3372 Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement (5 credits)
It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

Notes:
*Where appropriate, the Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, whether these modules should be taken by candidates admitted under entry criterion (b) above.  The taking of these and other specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate’s application.  Registration for undergraduate modules requires the permission of the Programme Director. The maximum number of undergraduate credits that can be taken is 10.

Part-time:
Students take 60 credits, completing a total of 30 credits in Year 1 and 30 credits in Year 2. 

Core Modules to be taken in Year 1:
LW6620 Introduction to the Law of the Sea (10 credits)
LW6621 Admiralty Law (10 credits)

Elective Modules to be taken in Year 1 or Year 2
Students take modules to the value of 40 credits from the list of electives set out below.  At least 20 credits must be chosen from List A and up to 20 credits may be chosen from List B:

List A: Marine, Maritime and Environmental Law Modules
Students must choose at least 20 credits from the following:

LW6572 Contemporary Issues in International Law (10 credits) *
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6617 International Biodiversity and Ecosystems Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6622 Sale, Insurance and Carriage of Goods at Sea (5 credits)
LW6623 Global Maritime Security (5 credits)
LW6624 Port Law (5 credits)
LW6625 Law of the Sea (Clinical) (5 credits)
LW6626 Law of Ship Finance (5 credits)
LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6628 Marine Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6629 Natural Resources Law (5 credits)
LW6632 Citizen Suits in Environmental Law (5 credits)

List B: Non-Marine, Maritime and Environmental Law Modules
Students may choose up to 20 credits from the following:
GG6501 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (5 credits)
GG6502 Introduction to Remote Sensing (5 credits)
LW6101 Introduction to Planning Law (5 credits)
LW6106 Legal Concepts for Heritage and Environment (5 credits)
LW6584 International Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)
LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6605 European Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (10 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
LW6541 Electronic Commerce Law (10 credits)

List C: Undergraduate Modules*
LW2211 Principles of Public International Law (5 credits)
LW2212 Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues (5 credits)
LW3371 Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW3372 Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement (5 credits)
It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

Notes:
*Where appropriate, the Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, whether these modules should be taken by candidates admitted under entry criterion (b) above. The taking of these and other specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate’s application.  Registration for undergraduate modules requires the permission of the Programme Director. The maximum number of undergraduate credits that can be taken is 10.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules 2018/2019.

LLM (Marine and Maritime Law) Degree
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law) may undertake the LLM (Marine and Maritime Law) Degree.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials including legislation, case-law and academic commentary in the areas of Marine and Maritime Law;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems, including in the context of clinics in Law of the Sea;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to key marine and mairitime legal issues;
• Formulate research questions and develop appropriate research methodologies and research methods, in the light of critical issues in Marine and Maritime Law;
• Undertake independent scholarly legal research on legal questions and themes;
• Use information technology appropriately for high-level legal research and writing;
• Express complex legal and/or policy issues pertaining to the marine and maritime sector in an appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.