A comparative analysis of the Hague Rules and the Rotterdam Rules Cover Image

Poredbena analiza Haških i Roterdamskih pravila
A comparative analysis of the Hague Rules and the Rotterdam Rules

Author(s): Vesna Skorupan Wolff
Subject(s): Maritime Law, Commercial Law
Published by: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti
Keywords: Hague Rules; Rotterdam Rules;comparative analysis;carriage of goods by sea;multimodal transport;unification of carriage by sea;

Summary/Abstract: This paper constitutes systematic comparative analysis of the Hague and the Rotterdam rules. The new and recent provisions of the Rotterdam rules are analyzed and discussed in detail. The author elaborates on important and controversial provisions of the Rotterdam Rules. Differences between the Hague Rules and the Rotterdam Rules are pointed out. The object of the examination are provisions dealing with definitions, scope of application, obligations and liability of the carrier and performing party as well as of the shipper, mandatory character of the provisions of the Hague Rules and the Rotterdam Rules, transport documents and electronic transport records, right of control, limits of liability, time for suit.

  • Issue Year: 49/2010
  • Issue No: 164
  • Page Range: 169-210
  • Page Count: 42
  • Language: Croatian