96875 - TRANSPORT REGULATION LAW

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, students: - know the regulation governing the transportation market in its various types (by sea, internal waters, air and ground) as well as specific infrastructures at a national, European and international level; - are able to develop a thorough understanding of the complex interplay among transportation infrastructures, financial tools, space regulation, operators and relevant assets, and to critically analyze global value chains, especially in terms of competition law.

Course contents

The course aims to examine the most current problems that companies and organizations are called upon to face in the reference context, starting from the analysis of real cases, passing through the identification of the discipline applicable from time to time, up to the identification of possible solutions.

In particular, the following subjects will be considered:

• multimodal transport, TEN-T networks and intermodal corridors;
• logistics and supply chain;
• the digitalisation of transport contracts and documentation:
  • blockchain, opportunities and challenges;
  • the use of smart contracts;
• unmanned ships and drones:
  • role of artificial intelligence;
  • risks from cybercrime;
• sustainable mobility;
• old and new paradigms of exploitation of offshore resources:
  • the platforms and the floating units operating around them;
  • the Mobile Offshore Renowable Units;
• the role of classification societies and the differences with that of auditors and credit rating agencies.

Readings/Bibliography

M. Musi (edited by), Selected Essays in Maritime and Transport Law, Bonomo Editore, Bologna, 2023.

Only chapters 2, 4, 6, 10, 11 and 12 shall be studied (approximately 150 pages).

For some topics, teaching materials will be provided on the platform Virtuale.

Teaching methods

The course takes place through oral lectures.

In order to solicit the involvement of students, during the course there will be targeted in-depth studies on multiple sources of law and Courts’ decisions and assessing their impact on internet business and individual rights, also focusing on some case studies.

The lessons are divided into didactic-conceptual units, organized according to a path that allows the gradual learning of the examined topics and case studies, so that students can progressively achieve the goal of navigating through the matter.

Assessment methods

The exam will be held in oral form, according to the following modalities:

• students who have attended at least 70% of the lessons will carry out an oral deepening of a topic chosen from those indicated in the program, after which a question from the Professor will follow on one of the other topics;
• non-attending students will be questioned by the Professor on the entire program.

Teaching tools

Additional study materials, useful for the preparation of the exam, may be made available in due time within the course teaching materials on https://virtuale.unibo.it/ .

Office hours

See the website of Massimiliano Musi