The Study On The Legal Status Of International Freight Forwarders

With the continuous development of international trade,the business scope of international freight forwarders is also expanding,showing the characteristics of complexity and diversity,In international freight forwarding disputes,because of the different legal status of international freight forwarders,their rights,obligations and responsibilities will be different.This paper tries to study the legal status of the international freight forwarder from the legal level.The main clue is that the international freight forwarder can be either a traditional agent or a contracting party.The structure and contents are as follows:Part I mainly discusses the historical development of international freight forwarders and the general situation of each country.It also discusses the history and current situation of the international freight forwarders in the countries of Common Law System and Civil Law System as well as our country.Part Ⅱ mainly studies the value and legal status of international freight forwarders,compares the different definitions of international freight forwarders in China and other countries,and studies the methods and significance of identifying the legal status of international freight forwarders.Part Ⅲ-partⅤ discusses the different rights and obligations enjoyed by the international freight forwarder when he is in different legal status.At the same time,it analyzes some difficult problems in practice,such as the agency of both parties,the bill of lading of the non-vessel carrier,the limitation of liability for delay in delivery of multimodal transport,and puts forward some suggestions..