The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
Subtitle: an appraisal of the "Rotterdam Rules"
By: Meltem Deniz Güner-Özbek, editor
Contributors: Koç Üniversitesi. Hukuk Fakültesi
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9783642196492
Subjects: Carriers; Law and legislation; Maritime Contracts; Rotterdam Rules; Freight and freightage; Delivery of goods (Law)
Notes: Papers presented at a conference held May 6-7, 2010 at Koç University Law School, Istanbul, Turkey.

"Koç University Law School, Dr. Nüsret - Semahat Arsel, International Business Law Implementation and Research Center."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The history of the Rotterdam Rules / Francesco Berlingieri; title: General principles of transport law and the Rotterdam Rules / Michael F. Sturley; title: The scope of application of the Rotterdam Rules and freedom of contract / Samim Unan; title: Extended scope of the Rotterdam Rules : maritime plus and conflict of the extension with the extensions of other transport law conventions / Meltem Deniz Guner-Ozbek; title: Obligations and liabilities of the carrier / M. Fehmi Ulgener; title: Construction problems in the Rotterdam Rules regarding the identity of the carrier / Kerim Atamer and Cuneyt Suzel; title: Compensation for damage / Anders Møllmann; title: Obligations and liabilities of the shipper / Tomotaka Fujita; title: Transport documents in the light of the Rotterdam Rules / Hakan Karan; title: Rights of the controlling party / Gertjan van der Ziel; title: Jurisdiction and arbitration under the Rotterdam Rules / Zeynep Derya Tarman.