Law of the public maritime domain and the sea

The EU aims to provide knowledge, without a legal angle, of coastal areas included in the "public maritime domain" and other coastal and offshore maritime zones, and to show which legal regimes apply to these areas: ownership of these areas, rules for occupying these areas, and rules for developing these areas. The whole subject draws on the fields of maritime law, coastal law, urban planning, and environmental law at sea.

The EU provides an understanding of the legal instruments relating to the occupation and exploitation of public maritime or riverine areas, and of the rules governing their use and exploitation. It addresses a number of urban planning rules designed to regulate construction in coastal areas and environmental law relating to coastal areas and seafronts. It discusses certain resource exploitation regimes (e.g., fishing, aquaculture production activities) and the protection of natural and artificial environments on the coast (obligations arising from integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), the new issue of carrying capacity, etc.). It provides knowledge on the instruments designed to identify and prevent risks related to the sea. The course is taught in the context of French law, supplemented by aspects of comparative law in order to see how other countries deal with these issues.

Terminal control - Case study.