Rotterdam Rules (Contracts Carriage of Goods by Sea)

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Syllabus of the Subject - Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules)

Introduction to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (New York, 2008) (Rotterdam Rules)
Obligations of the carrier. Carrier's responsibilities for loss, damage or delay
Transport and delivery of the goods
Obligations of the shipper in front of the carrier
Transportation documents and electronic transport documents
Rights of the controlling party
Rights transfers
Limits of liability

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Description of the Subject - Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules)

The United Nations (NU) Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea is a legal framework that regulates both the rights and obligations of the main agents of the international cargo transport: shippers, carriers (porters), final customers...

A “door to door” transport contract is necessary
Possibility of using a single door-to-door transport contract
It is necessary that a part of the transport passes by sea.
Allows the use of e-documents (Documents submitted electronically)
Date of adoption: December 11, 2008

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (2008) updates several old conventions:

Hamburg Rules (United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978)
Hague Rules
Hague-Visby Rules

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