1st Edition
The Carriage Of Goods By Sea Under The Rotterdam Rules
Chapter 1. The Emergence and Application of the Rotterdam Rules D. Rhidian Thomas Chapter 2. From Treaty to Trial- The Implementation of the Rotterdam Rules Michael Harakis Chapter 3. Interpreting the International Sea-Carriage Conventions: Old and New Simon Rainey QC Chapter 4. Freedom of Contract and the Rotterdam Rules: Framework for Negotiation or One-Size Fits-All? Andrew Tettenborn Chapter 5. Minimal Music: Multimodal Transport Including a Maritime Leg under the Rotterdam Rules Ralp de Wit Chapter 6. The Duties of Carriers under the Conventions: Care and Seaworthiness Andrew Nicholas Chapter 7. Package Limitation as an Essential Feature of the Modern Maritime Transport Treaties: A Critical Analysis Marc A. Huybrechts Chapter 8. Exclusions of Liability Julian Clark and Jeffrey Thomson Chapter 9. Misdelivery Claims under Bills of Lading and International Conventions for the Carriage of Goods by Sea Simon Baughen Chapter 10. Some Remarks on the Allocation of the Burden of Proof under the Rotterdam Rules as Compared to the Hague (Visby) Rules Nick J. Margetson Chapter 11. Duties of Shippers and Dangerous Cargoes Frank Stevens Chapter 12. Deck Cargo: Safely Stowed at Last or Still At Sea? Susan Hodges and David A. Glass Chapter 13. Transport Documents under the International Conventions Francis Reynolds QC Chapter 14. Electronic Documents and the Rotterdam Rules David Martin-Clark Chapter 15. Impact of the Rotterdam Rules on the Himalaya Clause: The Port Terminal Operators' Case Jason Chuah Chapter 16. Jurisdiction and Arbitration Yvonne Baatz
Biography
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.






