The Obligations of the Carrier Regarding the Cargo : The Hague-Visby Rules

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Shipping and the Law on Bills of Lading and Charter Parties -- 1.1 Parties to a Contract of Carriage -- 1.2 Types of Contracts of Carriage -- 1.2.1 Bill of Lading Contract of Carriage -- 1.2.1.1 General -- 1.2.1.2 Three Main Functions of the Bill of Lading -- 1.2.1.3 Essence of the Bill of Lading -- 1.2.1.4 Other Transport Documents -- 1.2.1.5 Bills of Lading Under Charter Parties -- 1.2.2 Charter Party Contract of Carriage -- 1.2.2.1 General -- 1.2.2.2 Essence of the Charter Party Agreement -- 1.2.2.3 Types of Charter Parties -- Voyage Charter Parties -- Time Charter Parties -- Other Types of Charter Parties -- References -- Case Law -- Chapter 2: The Carrier´s Obligations over the Cargo Under the Hague-Visby Rules and the Rotterdam Rules -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Evolving Law of the Carriage of Goods by Sea -- 2.2.1 The Hague Rules (1924) and Hague-Visby Rules (1968) -- 2.2.2 The Hamburg Rules (1978) -- 2.2.3 The Rotterdam Rules (2008) -- 2.3 The Obligations of the Carrier Regarding the Cargo Under Common Law -- 2.3.1 Cargo Claims -- 2.3.2 Burden of Proof -- 2.4 The Obligations of the Carrier Regarding the Cargo Under the Hague-Visby Rules -- 2.4.1 The Carrier´s Responsibilities: General Overview -- 2.4.1.1 Article III Rule 1 -- 2.4.1.2 Article III Rule 2 -- 2.4.1.3 Article III Rule 3 -- 2.4.1.4 Article III Rule 4 -- 2.4.1.5 Article III Rule 5 -- 2.4.1.6 Article III Rule 6 -- 2.4.1.7 Article III Rule 6bis -- 2.4.1.8 Article III Rule 7 -- 2.4.1.9 Article III Rule 8 -- 2.4.2 Article II -- 2.4.3 Article III Rule 2 -- 2.4.3.1 Nature of the Obligation -- 2.4.3.2 Relationship with the Provisions of Article IV -- 2.4.3.3 Is the Duty Delegable or Not? -- 2.4.3.4 When Does This Duty Arise and When Does It Cease? -- 2.4.3.5 Burden and Order of Proof