Wilful Misconduct in International Transport Law

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Damar, Duygu (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Σειρά: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, 22
• Θέματα: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Trade.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.

The main rationale of the conventions on international transport law is to limit the liability of the carrier. However, an aspect common to these conventions is that in cases of "wilful misconduct" the carrier is liable without any financial limitation. "Wilful misconduct" denoti...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Historical Background: Limitation of Liability and Wilful Misconduct
• Roots of Wilful Misconduct
• Wilful Misconduct in Transport Law: First Time in an International Transport Convention: Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, 1929
• Carriage by Sea
• Conventions on Other Means of Transportation
• Proof & Concept of Fault: Causation and Proof
• Degrees of Fault and Wilful Misconduct
• Conclusion. .