"A new regime for maritime and multimodal transport: the Rotterdam Rules, 2008" [2019] ELECD 1050; in Bokareva, Olena (ed), "Uniformity of Transport Law through International Regimes" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 134

Book Title: Uniformity of Transport Law through International Regimes

Editor(s): Bokareva, Olena

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 5

Section Title: A new regime for maritime and multimodal transport: the Rotterdam Rules, 2008

Number of pages: 71

Abstract/Description:

This chapter addresses the salient features of the Rotterdam Rules, which include its scope of application, the notion of maritime plus and the liability regime. The network liability system under the Rules is addressed, together with the provision dealing with the conflict of conventions under Articles 26 and 82. There is a detailed consideration of the topical issues of Himalaya protection and carrier’s liability for delay. Finally, there is analysis of the question of how the Rotterdam Rules as a convention can contribute to universal uniformity on carriage of goods, in light of the carriage being ‘wholly or partly by sea’, and given the fact that only four states have ratified it out of the twenty required.