1st Edition

Transport Documents in Carriage Of Goods by Sea International Law and Practice

By Časlav Pejović Copyright 2020
292 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

292 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

292 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

Bringing a fresh, comparative approach to transport documents used in the carriage of goods by sea, this book covers bills of lading, sea waybills, ship’s delivery orders, multimodal transport documents, and electronic transport documents. The book covers historic developments, current conventions, and thoughts for the future on these transport documents; and delves deeply into the legal issues... Read more

ABBREVIATIONS  PREFACE  1. INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY  2. DEFINITION AND FUNCTIONS OF BILL OF LADING  3. ISSUANCE AND CONTENTS OF THE BILL OF LADING  4. THE BILL OF LADING AS A RECEIPT  5. THE BILL OF LADING AS A CONTRACT  6. BILLS OF LADING UNDER TIME CHARTER  7. BILL OF LADING AS DOCUMENT OF TITLE  8. DELIVERY OF THE GOODS UNDER BILLS OF LADING  9. THE ROLE OF THE BILL OF LADING IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE  10. THE SEA WAYBILL  11. SHIP’S DELIVERY ORDER  12. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS  13. ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS  14. FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

Biography

Caslav Pejovic is a Professor at Kyushu University in Japan. He specialises in maritime law, transnational commercial law, and comparative Law. ORCID: E-7321-2017