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Study On The Carrier's Liability Regime In The Carriage Of Goods By Waterway In China

Posted on:2004-09-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F Y NanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2156360092987614Subject:International Law
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Carrier's liability regime is the central content in the regime of the contract of carriage of goods. Studying on the carrier's liability regime in the carriage of goods by waterway in China is of great significance both in theory and in practice as to perfecting the legal system of carriage of goods by waterway, protecting efficiently the lawful rights and interests of the parties concerned and promoting steady, rapid and healthy development of water transport in China.This paper aims at studying the carrier's liability regime in the carriage of goods by waterway in China, elaborates the main contents of the carrier's liability regime including the period of responsibility, rules of liability, scope of liability, limitation of liability and non-contractual clai7m with the methods of comparative analysis, normative analysis, positive analysis and combining national law with international law. It is concluded that the carrier's liability regime in the carriage of goods by waterway in China should be the strict liability rule and the liability should be limited. The author hopes to provide some valuable references for perfecting the legislation system of the carriage of goods and guiding the judicial practice.
Keywords/Search Tags:Carriage of goods by waterway, Carrier's liability regime, The strict liability Limitation of liability
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