The Study On Carrier's Liability System Of The Rotterdam Rules

The Rotterdam rules complied with the realistic need of the shipping practice,which has strong contemporaneity, innovation, among them,rules of liability of the carrier system is a highlight of innovation, the obligations of the parties to rebuild the cargoes, embodies the spirit of the new international maritime legislation. This article through the analysis of the background of the Rotterdam rules, formulate and modify the content of the research into the cause of the carrier system changes, discusses the roots of the system, to compare the carrier system of the Hague- Visby rules and the Hamburg rules, the Rotterdam rules, to analyze the pros and cons of new changes in the carrier system and its influence, and discuss the new changes of the carrier system to perfect China's "maritime law" legislation.