The Carrier's Liability for Deck Cargo A Comparative Study on English and Nordic Law with General Remarks for Future Legislation /

• Main Author: Wiedenbach, Lina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, 33
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Trade.; Law of the sea.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.

This book deals with the carrier’s liability for deck cargo in the Nordic countries and England as state parties of the Hague-Visby Rules. The comparative method serves to illustrate two widely differing methods of dealing with, first, the exclusion of certain deck cargo from the scope of the Hague-...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Background
• Treaty Law
• National Law
• When goods may be carried on deck
• Liability for deck cargo.