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We shall consider admiralty jurisdiction and procedure, maritime liens, ship collisions, and claims for damage to cargo, including the current efforts to draft a new international convention on claims for damage to cargo. Time permitting, we shall consider liability for maritime oil pollution. You will not be required to buy a coursebook. I have prepared a set of materials that will be distributed free of charge in a digital format. We shall work through a series of problems, supplemented by occasional lectures. Some of the problems will require a limited amount of legal research. A smaller number of the problems will call for you to prepare a short memo (4-6 pages). By its nature, admiralty law deals with transnational legal problems, and this course will emphasize those transnational aspects. Final examination.