Carriage of goods by sea
By: Stephen Girvin
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 871
ISBN-13: 9780199589913
Subjects: Bills of lading; Maritime Contracts; Maritime law; Freight and freightage; Charter-parties
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xix-xxii) and index.
Table of contents: title: The business of carriage of goods; title: Shipping documents issued before shipment; title: Types of bills of lading; title: Other documents of carriage; title: Issue and transfer of bills of lading; title: The bill of lading as a receipt for the goods shipped; title: The bill of lading as evidence of the contract of carriage; title: The bill of lading as a document of title; title: Third parties and bill of lading terms; title: The carriers' delivery obligation; title: Alterations of delivery obligations and other problems; title: Charterparties and their relationship with bills of lading; title: Paperless trading; title: Domestic legislation on cargo liability; title: The rise of international regulation; title: The movement to the Hamburg Rules; title: Hybrid carriage regimes and international uniformity; title: The legal effect and interpretation of the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules; title: The scope and application of the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules; title: The scope and application of the Rotterdam Rules; title: Shipper's common law obligations; title: Freight; title: Shipper's obligations and immunities under the Hague, Hague-Visby and Rotterdam Rules; title: Seaworthiness; title: Deviation; title: Reasonable despatch; title: The carrier's obligations under the Hague and Hague-Visby and Rotterdam Rules; title: Liens; title: Exclusion of liability under the Hague and Hague-Visby and Rotterdam Rules; title: Limitation of liability; title: Voyage charterparties; title: Laytime and demurrage; title: Time charterparties; title: Frustration; title: Limitation periods.