The Carriage Of Goods By Sea Under The Rotterdam Rules

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Professor D. Rhidian Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Law and founding Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University.

Klappentext

This book examines virtually all aspects of the Rotterdam Rules and will provide an effective, reliable and readable guide to everyone seeking a complete grasp of them.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. The Emergence and Application of the Rotterdam Rules Chapter 2. From Treaty to Trial- The Implementation of the Rotterdam Rules Chapter 3. Interpreting the International Sea-Carriage Conventions: Old and New Chapter 4. Freedom of Contract and the Rotterdam Rules: Framework for Negotiation or One-Size Fits-All? Chapter 5. Minimal Music: Multimodal Transport Including a Maritime Leg under the Rotterdam Rules Chapter 6. The Duties of Carriers under the Conventions: Care and Seaworthiness Chapter 7. Package Limitation as an Essential Feature of the Modern Maritime Transport Treaties: A Critical Analysis Chapter 8. Exclusions of Liability Chapter 9. Misdelivery Claims under Bills of Lading and International Conventions for the Carriage of Goods by Sea Chapter 10. Some Remarks on the Allocation of the Burden of Proof under the Rotterdam Rules as Compared to the Hague (Visby) Rules Chapter 11. Duties of Shippers and Dangerous Cargoes Chapter 12. Deck Cargo: Safely Stowed at Last or Still At Sea? Chapter 13. Transport Documents under the International Conventions Chapter 14. Electronic Documents and the Rotterdam Rules Chapter 15. Impact of the Rotterdam Rules on the Himalaya Clause: The Port Terminal Operators' Case Chapter 16. Jurisdiction and Arbitration