Contents
Prface;
Authors’ Biographies;
Table of Legislstion;
Chapter 1. The Emergence and Application of the Rotterdam Rules D. Rhidian Thomas;
Chapter 2. From Treaty to Trial- The Implementation of the Rotterdam Rules Michael Harakis;
Chapter 3. Interpreting the International Sea-Carriage Conventions: Old and New Simon Rainey QC Chapter;
4. Freedom of Contract and the Rotterdam Rules: Framework for Negotiation or One-Size Fits-All? Andrew Tettenborn;
Chapter 5. Minimal Music: Multimodal Transport Including a Maritime Leg under the Rotterdam Rules Ralp de Wit;
Chapter 6. The Duties of Carriers under the Conventions: Care and Seaworthiness Andrew Nicholas;
Chapter 7. Package Limitation as an Essential Feature of the Modern Maritime Transport Treaties: A Critical Analysis Marc A. Huybrechts;
Chapter 8. Exclusions of Liability Julian Clark and Jeffrey Thomson;
Chapter 9. Misdelivery Claims under Bills of Lading and International Conventions for the Carriage of Goods by Sea Simon Baughen ;
Chapter 10. Some Remarks on the Allocation of the Burden of Proof under the Rotterdam Rules as Compared to the Hague (Visby) Rules Nick J. Margetson;
Chapter 11. Duties of Shippers and Dangerous Cargoes Frank Stevens;
Chapter 12. Deck Cargo: Safely Stowed at Last or Still At Sea? Susan Hodges and David A. Glass;
Chapter 13. Transport Documents under the International Conventions Francis Reynolds QC;
Chapter 14. Electronic Documents and the Rotterdam Rules David Martin-Clark;
Chapter 15. Impact of the Rotterdam Rules on the Himalaya Clause: The Port Terminal Operators' Case Jason Chuah;
Chapter 16. Jurisdiction and Arbitration Yvonne Baatz;