On The Formation And Validity Of Contracts Of The Carriage Of Goods By Sea And Charter Parties

The formation and validity of contracts of the carriage of goods by sea and charter parties is one of the most important parts of contract law , and the prerequisite of all the other institutions of contact law.The Maritime Law of PRC is the special regulations of civil law. Although there are special regulations on the carriage of goods by sea and the charter parties, there are no systematic stipulation on the formation and validity of contracts as said, which may cause chaos in practice. The Contract Law of the People's Republic of China is deemed to be the guide on the problem of the formation and validity of the contracts as said.Based on the formation and validity stipulated in the Contract Law of PRC and the application of the above legislation to the related marine contracts, the following paper made an initial attempt in the parties concerned, form, liability arise in forming a contract, basic article for the formation of the contracts of the carriage of goods by sea and charter parties, and the validity of the marine contracts, in order to provide some basic principles in the judicial practice.