Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal

1990: Conference Proceedings
Articles

Uniformity of the Law of the Carriage of Goods by Sea in the 1990s

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  • David Roylance

Published 1990-10-14

Keywords

  • carriage of goods by sea,
  • Hamburg Rules,
  • CMI,
  • Hague-Visby Rules,
  • damages resulting from delay,
  • identity of the carrier,
  • limitation of liability,
  • deviation,
  • sea waybill,
  • exemptions from liability
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Abstract

In this paper, Roylance reflects on the major working session of the CMI Paris Conference, which considered the question of Uniformity of the Law of the Carriage of Goods by Sea in the 1990s. Roylance refers to the major points which emerged from the discussions about some areas of the Hague-Visby Rules, such as limits of liability and deviation.

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