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Rotterdam Rules: A Practical Annotation

Contents

Chapter 1 General Provision

Chapter 2 Scope of Application

Chapter 3 Electronic Transport Records

Chapter 4 Obligations of the Carrier

Chapter 5 Liability of the Carrier for Loss, Damage or Delay

Chapter 6 Additional Provisions Relating to Particular Stages of Carriage

Chapter 7 Obligations of the Shipper to the Carrier

Chapter 8 Transport Documents and Electronic Transport Records

Chapter 9 Delivery of the Goods

Chapter 10 Rights of the Controlling Party

Chapter 11 Transfer of Rights

Chapter 12 Limits of Liability

Chapter 13 Time for Suit

Chapter 14 Jurisdiction

Chapter 15 Arbitration

Chapter 16 Validity of Contractual Terms

Chapter 17 Matters Not Governed by this Convention

Chapter 18 Final Clauses

APPENDIX A Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971

APPENDIX B Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992

APPENDIX C United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (“the Rotterdam Rules”)

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