"International regimes on carriage of goods: a historical overview" [2019] ELECD 1047; in Bokareva, Olena (ed), "Uniformity of Transport Law through International Regimes" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 11

Book Title: Uniformity of Transport Law through International Regimes

Editor(s): Bokareva, Olena

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 2

Section Title: International regimes on carriage of goods: a historical overview

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

This chapter provides a historical overview of the law pertaining to carriage of goods unimodally and multimodally. Currently, carriage of goods by sea is subject to the mandatory application of the Hague Rules, Hague–Visby Rules or Hamburg Rules, possibly with the Rotterdam Rules added in the future. Other transport modes are governed by their respective international conventions. Whether these conventions are sufficient and efficient to resolve legal disputes involving claims for loss of or damage to goods or delay in transit that occur in an era of modern technology and transport logistics will be illustrated.