Original scientific paper
Act or omission of the shipper as excepted peril in the carriage of goods by sea
Dragan Bolanča
; Pravni fakultet, Split, Hrvatska
Abstract
Following the International Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading (1924) and Protocol of Signature of that Convention, the Croatian Maritime Code accepts the institute of 16 groups of excepted perils, the well known risks of marine adventure for which the carrier is presumed not to be liable and in these cases he would be responsible for damage on the basis of proved fault. In this paper the authod analyses the legal effects of ''act or omission of the shipper'', on of the ''excepted perils'' cited in mentioned convention. He compares the Convention's text, Croatian Maritime Code and various international legislations.
Keywords
carriage of goods by sea; shipper; excepted peril; carrier's liability; Croatian Maritime Code
Hrčak ID:
201416
URI
Publication date:
14.5.1997.
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