The Carrier's Liability for Deck Cargo: A Comparative Study on English and Nordic Law with General Remarks for Future Legislation

190 Pages·2015·2.865 MB·English

by  Lina Wiedenbach (auth.)

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Lina Wiedenbach
The Carrier’s Liability for
Deck Cargo
A Comparative Study on English and Nordic
Law with General Remarks for Future
Legislation
LinaWiedenbach
InternationalMaxPlanckResearchSchool
MaxPlanckInstituteforComparativeandInternationalPrivateLaw
Hamburg
Germany
Dissertation zurErlangung derDoktorwürdeanderFakultät für Rechtswissenschaft
derUniversität Hamburg
Vorgelegt von: LinaWiedenbach
Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr.Ulrich Magnus
Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr.Henning Jessen
Tagdermündlichen Prüfung:29.10.2014
ISSN1614-2462 ISSN1867-9587 (electronic)
HamburgStudiesonMaritimeAffairs
ISBN978-3-662-46850-0 ISBN978-3-662-46851-7 (eBook)
DOI10.1007/978-3-662-46851-7
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Preface
Thisbookarosefrommydoctoralthesiswrittenduringmytimeasascholarofthe
InternationalMaxPlanckSchoolforMaritimeAffairsinHamburg.
Uponitspublication,IaminparticularindebtedtotheInternationalMaxPlanck
ResearchSchoolforMaritimeAffairs.ThetimeasascholaroftheResearchSchool
broadened my field of knowledge in maritime law much beyond the topic of my
ownsubjectofresearchandgrantedvaluableinsightsintotheshippingreality.Iam
grateful to my supervisor Prof. Dr. Ulrich Magnus for his continuous support and
sound advice. I am grateful also to the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and
International Private Law in Hamburg for putting its facilities and administrative
support at the disposal of me and the other scholars of the Research School. In
particular,IwouldliketothankMichaelFriedmanattheInstituteforproof-reading.
Iwouldlikealsotousethisopportunitytoexpressmyappreciationforhavingbeen
giventhechancetospendthelastyearsinthegoodcompanyofandwithsupportof
myfellowscholarsandassociatesoftheResearchSchool.Withoutyou,manydays
spentattheInstitutewouldnothavepassedbyasfastandmanyeveningstimespent
outside of the Institute been much less enjoyable. Last but not least, thank you
Adrianforalwaysbeingthere.
Hamburg,Germany LinaWiedenbach
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Abbreviations
AC LawReports,AppealCases
ADHGB AllgemeinesDeutschesHandelsgesetzbuch
AfS Arkivforsjørett
AIMU AmericanInstituteofMarineUnderwriters
AMC AmericanMaritimeCases
App.Cas. LawReports,AppealCases
CA CourtofAppeal
CDT Codedestransports
CI ContainerisationInternational
CLR CommonwealthLawReports
CMI Comite´ maritimeinternational
COGSA CarriageofGoodsbySeaAct
Com.Cas. CommercialCases
CP(D) LawReports,CommonPleasDivision
CSP CommercialSeaPortatVyborg
Dir.mar. Ildirittomarittimo
DMF DroitMaritimeFranc¸ais
Doug.KB Douglas’King’sBenchReports
dwt Deadweighttonnage
EDI Electronicdatainterchange
ER EnglishReports
EU EuropeanUnion
Ex.D LawReports,ExchequerDivision
FCL Fullcontainerload
FED Forsikrings–ogerstatningsretsligdomssamling
F.Supp. FederalSupplement
HGB Handelsgesetzbuch
HL HouseofLords
ICC InternationalChamberofCommerce
ICC InstituteCargoClauses
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viii Abbreviations
ICJ InternationalCourtofJustice
JIML JournalofInternationalMaritimeLaw
JMarL&Com JournalofMaritimeLawandCommerce
JT Juridisktidskrift
ILA InternationalLawAssociation
IMO InternationalMaritimeOrganization
IMDGCode InternationalMaritimeDangerousGoodsCode
ISO InternationalOrganizationforStandardization
KB LawReports,King’sBenchDivision
L.C. LordChancellor
LCL Lessthanfullcontainerload
Ld.Raym. LordRaymond’sKing’sBenchReports
L.J. LordJustice
Ll.L.Rep. Lloyd’sListLawReports(1919–1950)
Lloyd’sRep. Lloyd’sLawReports(1951-)
LMCLQ Lloyd’sMaritimeandCommercialLawQuarterly
LQR LawQuarterlyReview
LR LawReports
M&W Meeson&WelsbysExchequerReports[ER105]
MTConvention MultimodalTransportConvention
ND Nordiskedommeisjøfartsanliggender
NJA Nyttjuridisktarkiv
NMCs NordicMaritimeCodes
NOU Norgesoffentligeutredninger
NSWLR NewSouthWalesLawReports
NTHR Nederlandstijdschriftvoorhandelsrecht
NZLR NewZealandLawReports
P LawReports,Probate
P&I Protectionandindemnity
QB(D) LawReports,Queen’sBenchDivision
RCJB Revuecritiquedejurisprudencebelge
Rt Norskretstidende
SCR SupremeCourtReports
SDR Specialdrawingright
SMC SwedishMaritimeCode
SOL Shipownerliability
SOU Statensoffentligautredningar
STC Saidtocontain
SvJT Svenskjuristtidning
TLR TimesLawReports
TranspR Transportrecht
Tul.L.Rev. TulaneLawReview
UCP UniformCustomsPracticeforDocumentaryCredit
UCTA 1977UnfairContractTermsAct
Abbreviations ix
UN UnitedNations
UNCITRAL UnitedNationsCommissiononInternationalTradeLaw
UNCTAD UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment
VCLT ViennaConventionontheLawofTreaties