Study On Legal Issues Of Delivery Of Goods Under Bills Of Lading

Bills of lading exert important functions in the fields of carriage of goods by sea, international trade and international finance. Delivery of goods under bills of lading is the most important obligation of transport contract. This thesis researches on some legal issues of this aspect. I hope this thesis can offer some suggestions to legislation in the future, as well as to practice.This thesis consists four chapters. The first chapter illuminates reasons and law of delivery of goods. It particularly analyses whether bills of lading are documents of title, what title do they represent, the nature of delivery of goods without presentation of bills of lading. The second chapter discusses who has the obligation of delivery of goods, and whether actual carrier and other persons who are correlative to delivery of goods have that obligation. The third chapter studies on the conditions of correct delivery of goods, including the object and place of delivery. The chapter investigates whether carriers should deliver goods under straight bills of lading with presentation of original bills of lading. The fourth chapter analyses four problems frequently happened in practice. In the end, I sum up my points of view, and bring forward several suggestions.