Essays about: "carriage of goods"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words carriage of goods.
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11. A Gateway to Electronic Transport Documentation in International Trade: The Rotterdam Rules in Perspective
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Trade was the main reason for the development of transportation of goods by sea. With the evolution of technology, the amount of goods transported increased. Early in the history of trade, traders would sail with their goods to the port of destination. READ MORE
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12. Illegal activity in the issuance of negotiable documents in the carriage of goods by sea – do the existing legal regimes provide sufficient protection for the participants?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : In the carriage of goods by sea most of the times there are three parties involved - the carrier, the shipper and the consignee. Due to the fact that more often than not they are unrelated to each other, such a relationship presupposes the use of fraudulently issued bills of lading. READ MORE
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13. Multimodal Aspect of the Rotterdam Rules: a critical analysis of the liability of the MTO
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this work is to critically examine the multimodal aspect of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (the Rotterdam Rules), in order to determine if the Convention would, in practice, bring the long desired legal uniformity and an overall beneficial environment for the shipping industry. The focus is on the liability provisions of the Convention, as compared to the regulations currently in vigour and to the previous regulatory attempts to regulate multimodal carriage. READ MORE
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14. The Rotterdam Rules - A transport convention for the future?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Rotterdamreglerna är en FN konvention med namnet: Förenta Nationernas konvention om avtal om internationell transport av gods helt eller delvis till sjöss. Bakom denna långa titel döljer sig det senaste försöket att reformera och harmonisera lagstiftning som reglerar godsbefordran till sjöss. READ MORE
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15. The Abolition of the Nautical Fault Exemption: To Be or Not To Be
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Historically, the nautical fault exception was justified on the basis that shipowners lacked the ways to control their ships by communication on long voyages and so masters had to act in their own judgement. Modern communications have defeated this underlying rationale but shipowners still want to claim the benefit of the exception. READ MORE
