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Scope of Coverage Under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules)

This paper considers the application provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules). Differences between Rotterdam Rules and international legislation in force are pointed out. It will also consider whether the application provisions have adequately addressed. The scopes of coverage issues go to the heart of the new convention. This article highlights major topics relating to the scope of coverage. All aspects of this key issue are examined here: the geographic reach of the Convention, criteria that must be satisfied for the Convention to apply, types of transactions that the Convention might govern. Some of these questions have been particularly controversial. Moreover, this paper addresses the circumstances under which the Rotterdam Rules give way to other conventions. Authors discusses issues which may arise form the fact that Convention will covered inward as well as outward carriage. Also, it considers specific exclusions form the Convention. One of the most significant changes made by the Rotterdam Rules to existing law is the expansion of its scope of coverage to include door-to-door transport. The Convention covers both inbound and outbound international shipments to or form a Contracting State. The Convention applies to contracts in both the liner and non-liner trades, but not to charterparties and other contracts for the use of a ship or of any space thereon. A volume contract to which Convention applies may provide for greater or lesser obligations and liabilities than those imposed by Rotterdam Rules.

Roterdamska pravila; polje primjene; prijevoz stvari; multimodalni prijevoz

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