International Maritime Conventions Volume I: The Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Sea
INDEX
INDEX
- “abordage” xiv,
- accidents of the sea –,
- “acte de Dieu” ; see also act of God
- act of God ,
- act of public enemies
- act of war –, , , , ; see also war
- actual carrier , , , ; servants or agents of –
- “adminstration” ; see also management
- advance payment , –
- adverse weather conditions –
- agents of the carrier: Athens Convention –; Hague–Visby Rules –, ; Hamburg Rules –, , –; Rotterdam Rules –
- Andrea Doria
- arbitration , , , , , –, , ; and non-liner transportation , ; and volume contracts ; Hamburg Rules –, , ; Rotterdam Rules , –, –
- Arbitration Act 1996
- armed conflict –
- “armer”
- arrest: Hague–Visby Rules –; of princes, rulers or people –, –; of ships xvi, ; Rotterdam Rules –, –,
- Arrest Convention 1952 , , ,
- Arrest Convention 1999 xv, –, , ,
- “arrêt” ; see also arrest
- “assistance et sauvetage” xiv; see also salvage
- Association for the Reform and Codification of the Law of Nations
- Athens Convention relating to Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 1974 xv, , , , , , , –, –; and LLMC convention ; application –, , ; burden of proof , , –, , –, ; compulsory insurance –, –, –, ; declaration of non-application , ; final clauses –; Institute Cyber Attack Exclusion Clause ; Institute Radioactive Contamination, Chemical, Biological, Bio-chemical and Electromagnetic Exclusion Clause ; invalidity of contractual provisions –, –, ; jurisdiction –, ; liability of the carrier –, –, –; limits of liability , –, , , , –; mandatory character ; notice of loss or damage to luggage –, ; period of application ; period of responsibility ; Protocol of 2002 , , –; recognition and enforcement of judgments –, ; timebar for actions , –, ; travaux préparatoires ; see also EU Regulation (EC) No 392/2009; IMO Reservation and Guidelines for Implementation of the Athens Convention
- Atkin, Lord n164
- Australian Sea Carriage of Goods Act 1904 , ,
- bailment , , ,
- Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
- “bâtiment” ; see also ship
- Beare, Stuart ,
- Beaufort Scale –
- Bergen Sisar
- bill of lading: combined transport ; contents ; evidentiary effect –; Hague–Visby Rules –, –, –, –; Hamburg Rules –, , , , –, –; marine ; on-board ; received for shipment , , , , , , ; reservations –; Rotterdam Rules , , , –, , , , , n337, , , n346, ; shipped , , , , –; transfer of
- Bills of Landing Convention xiv
- Bingham, Lord
- “blind eye knowledge” doctrine –
- Blue Cards –
- “breach”
- British Federation of Traders’ Association ,
- British Maritime Law Association , n172
- Brussels Convention 1924 xvii, n24, , , ,
- Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI) 2000 –, , ,
- Bunker Oil Convention 2001 xvi,
- burden of proof: Athens Convention –; Hague–Visby Rules –, , , , –; Hamburg Rules –, ; phases of –; Rotterdam Rules , , –, ,
- cabin luggage , , , , ,
- “cabotage”
- Canadian Water Carriage of Goods Act 1910 , , , ,
- capsizing
- cargo –; see also deck cargo
- carriage –, –; by air , –, ; by inland waterways , ; by rail , , –; by road , , –; by sea , –, , ; commencement ; international , ; see also “carriage of goods”; contract of carriage
- “carriage of goods” , , ; see also carriage
- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1936
- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 ,
- carrier , , , , , , , ; actions against , –, –; actions in tort against –, ; actual , –, , , ; conduct of ; cooperation with the shipper , ; corporation as –; execution of the instructions by –; fault of , , –, , , , ; identity of –; information supplied by –; misconduct of ; performing , , , , ; period of responsibility –, ; persons performing services for –; privity of , , –, , , , ; servants or agents of –, , –, –, –, –; see also liability of the carrier; obligations of the carrier
- “cas fortuit”
- Chambre Arbitrale Maritime of Paris –
- charter party –, , ,
- civil commotions –, –
- civil jurisdiction xvi,
- civil war , , , , ,
- CLC 1969 xvi, , ,
- CLC 1992 , , ,
- CLCL 1969 ,
- CMI see Comité Maritime International
- CMI London Conference ,
- CMNI see Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI) 2000
- CMR , , , , , , –, , , , –,
- Cockburn, CJ
- Code of Navigation xvii, ,
- Code of Practice for the Investigation of the Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships 2002
- Colima
- collision xiv,
- Collision Convention 1910 xv,
- Comité Maritime International (CMI) xiv–xv, , , , , , , , , –, ,
- common law , , , , , , , , , , , , n212, , , , ,
- compensation –, ,
- competent court , , , , –, , –; definition ,
- concurring causes
- Conférence Diplomatique de Droit Maritime xiv; see also Diplomatic Conference on Maritime Law
- Conférence Internationale de Droit Maritime
- “connaissement” ; see also bills of lading
- consignee , , , , , , , ; obligation to accept delivery –, –; obligation to acknowledge receipt , –
- consignor , ,
- containers –, –, , ,
- container ships , ,
- container trade n37, ,
- contract of affreightment (COA) ,
- contract of carriage –, , , , , ; Athens Convention , –; à titre gratuit (free of charge) ; à titre onereux (for a reward) ; by sea , 759, ; door-to-door , , –, –, , , , , , –, , , , ; Hague Rules ; Hague–Visby Rules –; Hamburg Rules –, , , , ; port-to-port , , –, –, , , –, , ; Rotterdam Rules , –, –, –; variations of –; see also carriage; contract of affreightment (COA); volume contract
- contract particulars
- “contrat de transport” , , , ; see also contract of carriage
- contributory fault , ,
- controlling party , , , , –; instructions of –; identity of ; obligation to provide information, instructions or documents ; rights of –
- “convenablement” ,
- Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail 1980
- Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for the International Carriage by Air 1999
- Convention on Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision 1952
- Convention on the Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Road, 1956
- corporation –
- Costa Concordia
- COTIF
- COTIF-CIM , –, –, , –,
- crew , –, , , , , , , ,
- cruise contracts –
- cubic measure
- culpa
- custom –
- damage: as result of reckless action –; Athens Convention –, –, –; calculation of value –; Hague–Visby Rules , , , –, , –, –; Hamburg Rules –, –; intent to cause , , , ; notice of –, –, , –, –, , –, ; nuclear , , , ; pollution –; Rotterdam Rules , , , , –, , –; seawater ; sustained by the carrier , ; sustained by the ship , , , , ; to luggage , , –, –, –, , , , –; to vehicles –, , –; see also compensation; liability of the carrier; liability of the shipper; loss
- dangerous cargo ; see also dangerous goods
- dangerous goods –, –, , –, , ; see also dangerous cargo
- dangers of the sea –
- Darya Radhe
- “datos” ; see also particulars
- death –, , , , , , , , –
- “déchéance”
- deck cargo –, , –, , ; see also cargo; deck carriage
- deck carriage , , –; see also cargo; deck cargo
- “de façon approprieée”
- defect: in a ship , , , , , ; inherent ; latent
- delay , , , ; liability of the carrier –; liability of the shipper –
- demurrage , , ,
- Denning, Lord
- detention –
- deviation: geographic ; liability of the carrier –, –, ; reasonability of , ; to save life or property –
- Devlin, LJ xiv, n10, n45,
- “diligence raisonnable” ; see also due diligence
- Diplock, LJ xvii,
- Diplomatic Conference on Maritime Law xiv, , , , –, , , , , , , , , , ; see also Conférence Diplomatique de Droit Maritime; Sous-Commission
- doctrine of stages
- documentary shipper –, , –, , –, ,
- document of title , , , , ,
- dolus
- “domicile” , , , –,
- “données” ; see also particulars
- door-to-door contract , , –, –, , , , , , –, , , ,
- due diligence , –, , , –, , , ,
- Duke, Sir Henry n159
- e-commerce legislation
- eiusdem generis rule ,
- Elbe
- Electromagnetic Exclusion Clause
- electronic communications –,
- electronic transport records –, , , –; and delivery of the goods –; issuance of –, , ; negotiable , –; non-negotiable , ; notion of –; principle of equivalence with paper documents –; transfer of
- El Greco
- “émeute” ; see also riots
- employees
- employment ,
- England –, , , , , , , , ,
- English Carriage of Goods Act 1910
- environment ; see also pollution
- “équiper”
- European Court of Justice
- European Union , , ; Council Decision of 12 December 2011 –; Regulation (EC) No 392/2009 –, –
- “exactitude” ; see also innacuracies
- excepted perils –, –
- explosion , , –
- express consent , , –
- fair opportunity doctrine
- “fait de prince”
- “fait et faute”
- “fait ou faute”
- fragile goods
- fault , –: as basis of liability , , , –, –; contributory , , ; of the carrier , , –, , , ,
- “faute inexcusable”
- “faute intentionnelle”
- “faute ou negligence” , ; see also fault; neglect
- “faute personnelle” ; see also fault; privity
- ferry traffic ,
- FIO(S) clauses –,
- fire , –, , , –
- f.o.b. seller , ,
- “fonctions”
- “force majeure” ,
- “fortune de mer” ; see also perils of the sea
- France ,
- freedom of contract –
- freight
- freight ad valorem
- “freight prepaid” clause –,
- freight unit
- “freinte de route”
- Fund Convention 1971 xv
- geographic deviation
- global limitation , , , ,
- gold monetary units
- good faith , , , , , –,
- goods , –, , –, , , , ; commodity exchange price ; current market price ; dangerous –, –, , –, , ; delivery –, –; description , , , , –, , –, –, ; discharge of –, , –; fragile ; handling , –, –, ; identification , –; loading of –, , –, –; misstatement of nature or value –; order and condition –; packing and marking –, ; qualifying information –; quantity , , ; reasonable inspection of –; sacrifice of –, ; stowing , , –, , ; undeliverable ; undelivered –, ; value of –, , ; weight of , , , ; see also damage; loss
- governments –
- gross weight
- guarantees: by the shipper –, –; contractual ; statutory
- Hague Conference 1921 , , , , , –, , , ,
- Hague Rules xv, , –, –; acts of omission ; bill of lading ; contract of carriage ; deviation to save life or property , ; implementation ; language –; liability of the carrier , ; limits of liability , , , ; notice of loss or damage –; riots and civil commotions ; scope of application ; seizure under legal process ; States Parties , –; strikes or lockouts ; see also International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading 1924 (Hague–Visby Rules)
- Hague–Visby Rules see International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading 1924
- Hamburg Rules see United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea 1978
- Harter Act , , , , , , ,
- Hill, Sir Norman , , n73, , –,
- holder
- hostile act
- hostilities –
- hull insurance
- hundredweight
- ILA Maritime Law Committee
- IMCO xiv, xvn3
- IMDG Code , ,
- Immunity Convention 1926 xvi, n43
- IMO , –,
- IMO Reservation and Guidelines –, , , , –, –, –
- inadequacy ; of marks
- independent contractors , –, –, , n115, , –
- inevitable accidents
- “inexactitudes” ; see also innacuracies
- inherent defects
- injury –, , , , , , , , –
- inland waterways , , , ,
- inaccuracies , ,
- insufficiency: of marking , ; of packing –,
- “insuffisance” ; see also insufficiency
- insurance –, –, –, ; action against insurer –; amount of security ; certificates –, , –; IMO Reservation and Guidelines –; nature of security , ; obligation to provide ; ships owned by State Parties
- Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)
- International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH)
- international carriage , ,
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) , ,
- International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
- International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading 1924 (Hague–Visby Rules) –, –; bill of lading –, –, –, –; contract of carriage –; implementation ; liability of the carrier –, ; liability of the shipper –; limits of liability –; mandatory nature –; notice of loss or damage –; origin –; period of application –; scope of application –; SDR Protocol 1979 , , –, , –; States Parties ; time for suit –; transport documents –; Visby Protocol 1968 xvi, , , , , , , , , –
- international conventions xvi–xvii
- International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) –,
- International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI)
- ISM Code , ,
- Italian Civil Code n40
- Italian Code of Navigation xvii, ,
- Italy , n170, ,
- Joint Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Maritime Liens and Mortgages and Related Subjects (JIGE) xvn4
- judicial proceedings , , , , , , , , , ,
- jurisdiction: actions against maritime performing parties –, ; actions against the carrier –; Athens Convention –, ; choice of court agreements –, ; consolidation of actions –, ; Hamburg Rules –, , ; provisional and protective measures –, ; recognition and enforcement , ; removal of actions , ; Rotterdam Rules , –, –
- Keith of Avonholm, Lord
- Lady Gwendolen
- latent defects
- Leerort
- legislative history xvii see also travaux préparatoires
- letters of guarantee
- lex fori , , , ,
- liability: ex recepto ; global limitation , , , , ; of actual carrier –, ; of maritime performing parties , –; see also liability of the carrier; liability of the shipper; limits of liability
- liability of the carrier: actions in tort –, ; acts or omissions of other persons ; Athens Convention –, –, –; basis of liability , , ; burden of proof –, , , –, –, –; calculation of compensation –, ; concurrent causes ; death or personal injury of a passenger –, , , ; deck cargo –; delay –; deviation –, –; EU Regulation (EC) No 392/2009 –; excepted perils –, –; failure to execute the instructions ; Hague-Visby Rules –, –, ; Hamburg Rules –, –; loss or damage , , –, –, –, –, –, , , , –; luggage –, –, , , , –; misstatement of the nature of goods –; misstatement of the value of goods –; Rotterdam Rules –, –; valuables , , ; see also carrier; limits of liability
- liability of the shipper: dangerous goods –, –, –, , ; delay –; for other persons ; Hague–Visby Rules –; Hamburg Rules , –, ; Rotterdam Rules –, –; wrong information relating to the goods ; see also shipper
- Limitation Convention 1924 xv
- limits of liability: amendment of , –, –, –; amount of the limit –; Athens Convention , –, , , , –; calculation –; claims subject to limitation ; conditions for the application –; death and personal injury , , ; deductibles ; Hague Rules , , , ; Hague–Visby Rules , –; Hamburg Rules –, ; increase of –; interest on damages and legal costs ; loss caused by delay , ; loss of or damage to cabin luggage , ; loss of or damage to vehicles , –; loss of the right to –, –, , –, –, , , ; precedents –; Rotterdam Rules , –, –; supplementary provisions , , ; see also liability; liability of the carrier; liability of the shipper
- liner transportation –, ,
- live animals , , –, , , , –,
- Liverpool Steam Ship Owners’ Association ,
- LLMC Convention 1976–1996 , , , , , , , ,
- lockouts –, –
- London Lighterage Clause
- London Maritime Arbitration Association
- loss , , –, –, –; Athens Convention , –, –, –, , , , –, ; calculation of the value –; caused by delay , ; Hague–Visby Rules , , , –, , –, –; Hamburg Rules –, –, ; in transit ; notice of –, –, , –, –, , –, ; of luggage , –, –, , , , –; of valuables , , ; of vehicles –, , –; Rotterdam Rules , , , , –, , –, –, , –, ; sustained by the carrier , , , , , ; see also compensation; damage
- Lugano Convention 1988 , ,
- Lugano Convention 2007 , , ,
- luggage , , , , ; cabin , , , , , ; loss of or damage to , , –, –, –, , , , –
- machinery
- Macmillan, Lord xvii
- management ,
- Mansfield, Lord ,
- “marchandises” , , ; see also goods
- marine bill of lading
- Marine Insurance Act 1906
- marine pollutants ; see also pollution
- Marion
- Maritime Arbitration Commission of Beijing
- Maritime Arbitration Commission of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- maritime lien
- maritime performing parties –, , –; actions against –,
- marks
- Maxine Footwear case
- “mercancias” ; see also goods
- Merchant Shipping Act 1894
- MLM Convention 1926 xvi,
- MLM Convention 1993 xv
- mobility equipment ,
- Model Law on Acts of Piracy and Maritime Violence
- Model Law on Electronic Commerce
- Model Law on Electronic Signatures
- monetary units –
- Montreal Convention 1999 , , , , , , , –, ,
- multimodal transport –
- Muncaster Castle ,
- National and International Arbitration Chamber in Milano
- National Association for the Promotion of Social Science xiv
- national laws –
- natural accidents ; see also acts of God
- “nature spéciale”
- “navire” , ; see also ship
- “navires de mer”
- neglect –
- “neminem laedere”
- non-liner transportation –, ; arbitration agreement ,
- nuclear damage , , ,
- nuclear incidents
- obligations of the carrier: Hague-Visby Rules –, ; Rotterdam Rules , , –, , , , , –; see also carrier; liability of the carrier
- obligations of the shipper –, –; carriage and delivery , –, ; cooperation with the carrier , ; persons sharing –; providing information, instruction and documents –,
- Ocean Liner Service Agreements (OLSAs) –,
- Ocean Shipping Reform Act 1998
- overriding obligation –
- package –, ; see also packing
- packing: absence of ; insufficiency –; see also package
- pallets , ,
- Paris Convention 1960 ,
- particulars –,
- passengers , ,
- Passengers’ Luggage Convention, 1967
- Penal Jurisdiction Convention 1952 xvi,
- Pennsylvania
- performing carrier , , , ,
- performing parties –, , ; see also maritime performing parties
- perils of the sea: and acts of God ; liability of the carrier –, ; unavoidability –; unforeseeability –
- permanent residence –
- Phillimore, Lord , ,
- Phillips, Lord ,
- piracy , , –
- place of business –
- place of destination
- “poids brut”
- Poincaré francs , , , –
- pollution xvi, –; see also marine pollutants
- port-to-port contract , , –, –, , , –, ,
- pound sterling –
- practice of the trade –
- “pratique du commerce” ; see also practice of the trade
- “préposé” , , ; see also agents of the carrier; servants of the carrier
- “preposés et mandataires” , ; see also independent contractors
- prescription –
- prima facie evidence , , , , –, , , , ,
- princes –
- “principal établissement” , ; see also principal place of business
- principal place of business , , , , –
- privity , , –, , , ,
- prominent information
- proper shipping name (PSN)
- “properly” , ,
- Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading (Visby Rules) –
- public authorities –
- railway carriage , , , –
- reasonability , ; of deviation to save life or property , ; of goods inspection –; see also reasonableness
- reasonableness , ; see also reasonability
- “réception des marchandises”
- reckless action
- recklessness ,
- Regional Economic Integration Organizations
- Report of the Imperial Shipping Committee
- reservation ,
- residence habituelle ; see also permanent residence
- restraint: of labour –, –; of princes, rulers or people –
- revolution
- right of control , –, ; exercise of ; period of existence of –; transfer of –; see also controlling party
- riots –, –
- Rix, LJ
- road carriage , , –
- road haulier
- Rotterdam Rules see United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea 2008
- rulers –, –
- “saisie éxécution”
- “saisie judiciaire” ; see also seizure under legal process
- salvage xiv, –, ,
- Salvage Convention 1910 xv
- Salvage Convention 1989 xv,
- saving life –,
- saving property –, ,
- Scott, Sir Leslie , n54, ,
- SDR Protocol 1979 , , –, , –
- SDR see Special Drawing Right
- seawater damage
- sea waybill , ,
- seaworthiness , , –,
- seizure under legal process –, –
- servants of the carrier: Athens Convention –; Hague–Visby Rulers –, ; Hamburg Rules –, , –; Rotterdam Rules –
- ship , , , , , ; action against ; defect in ; equipment –; Hague–Visby Rules , –, ; inspections and surveys –; manning –; obligations relating to –; owned by States Parties ; parts carrying goods ; size of ; supply of –; see also seaworthiness
- shipper , ; act of omission by ; documentary , –, –, , –, ; guarantees by –, –; information to be furnished by –; persons performing services for ; persons sharing obligations of –; see also liability of the shipper; obligations of the shipper
- Shipping Act 1984
- shipping incident –
- shipwreck
- “siège de son activité” ; see also place of business
- Singapore Conference
- slot charters ,
- Society of Maritime Arbitrators of New York
- SOLAS ,
- Sous-Commission n22, n32, , n38, n48, n60, n93, ,
- space charters ,
- Special Drawing Right (SDR) –, , , , , , , , , , –, , , , , –
- STCW Convention
- Steyn, Lord
- Stockholm Conference , , , , ,
- stoppages of labour –, –
- strikes –, –
- SUA Convention 1988
- “supplement”
- Sweden , ,
- tariffs
- “téméraire ”; see also reckless action
- “témérairement”
- terrorism , –,
- through carriage ,
- time for suit –, –, , –, –
- Tokyo Conference 1969
- tonnage agreements
- Torrey Canyon xiv
- tramp trade , n398
- “transport de marchandises” ; see also “carriage of goods”
- transport documents –; and delivery of the goods –; contents –, –; contract particulars –, , , –; electronic equivalent ; evidentiary effect ; “freight prepaid” clause –, ; Hague–Visby Rules –; Hamburg Rules –; information to be furnished by the shipper –; information to be supplied by the carrier –; issuance of –, –, ; negotiable , , –, , –, , –; non-negotiable , , , , , , –, –, , ; principle of equivalence with electronic communications –; Rotterdam Rules , –, , –, –, , –; types , –; see also electronic transport records
- “transporteur” ; see also carrier
- travaux préparatoires xvii; Athens Convention ; Rotterdam Rules , , , , , –; Hague–Visby Rules , , ,
- “troubles civils” ; see also civil commotions
- UCP 600 ,
- unavoidability –
- UNCITRAL xv, n86, –, , , , , , , , , –
- UN Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods 1980 xv,
- UN Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in the International Trade 1991 xv,
- unforeseeability –
- UNIDROIT
- unification of maritime law xiv–xvi, , ,
- unit –,
- unit of account , –, , –, , –,
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) xv, –
- United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea 2008 (Rotterdam Rules) xv, –; actions against the carrier –, –; and other international instruments –, , ; arbitration , –, –; article –; article –; as “maritime plus” instrument , –; burden of proof , , –, , ; carriage preceding or subsequent to sea carriage –; choice of court agreements –, ; consignee , , , , ; contract of carriage , –, –; contracts excluded from the scope of application –; contractual approach , –; controlling party , , –; criticism n18; deck cargo –, ; delay –; delivery of the goods –, –, –; deviation –, ; documentary approach , –; documentary shipper , –, , –, , ; door-to-door contracts –; electronic transport records –, , , , –; exceptions to the mandatory character –; form requirements –; freedom of contract –; general provisions –; history –; interpretations –; jurisdiction , –, –; liability –, –, –, –, –; loss or damage to the goods , , , , –, , –; mandatory character –; matters not governed by the convention –; notice of loss or damage –, –; obligations of the carrier –, –; obligations of the shipper , –, –; performing parties –, ; persons performing services for the carrier –; persons performing services for the shipper ; persons sharing obligations of the shipper –; right of control ; rights of the controlling party –; scope of application –, –; time for suit , –, –; trade approach –; transfer of rights –, ; transport documents , –, –, , –; travaux préparatoires of , , , , , –; validity of contractual terms –
- United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea 1978 (Hamburg Rules) –, –; actions against servants and agents of the carrier –; actions in tort against the carrier –; and other conventions –, , ; arbitration –, , ; bill of lading –, , , ; claims and actions –; contract approach ; contract of carriage –, , , , ; deck cargo –, , ; documentary approach –; general provisions –; geographic approach ; guarantees by the shipper –, –; interpretation ; jurisdiction –, , ; liability of the carrier –, –; liability of the shipper –, ; limits of liability –, –, ; mandatory nature –; notice of loss or damage –; period of application ; scope of application –, ; States Parties , ; supplementary provisions –; through carriage , ; time for suit –; transport documents –
- United States , , , , , , ,
- US Carriage of Goods Act 1936 ,
- usage –
- valuables , ,
- vehicles , , –, ,
- “vice cache”
- “vice propre”
- Vienna Convention 1963 ,
- Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods 1980
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 xvii, , , , , ,
- Visby Protocol 1968 xvi, , , , , , , , , –
- volume contract , –, , –, –, , –