The Bill of Lading: Holder Rights and Liabilities

ISBN-13: 9780367890919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 252 str.

Frank Stevens

Opis

This book analyses theories that explain the position of the third-party holder of a bill of lading. It makes a distinction between contractual and non-contractual theories to explain the holder's position by building on the contract of carriage and applying contract law mechanisms and construing the position of the third-party holder

Spis treści

1. Introduction.

2. The functions of the bill of lading.

3. Contractual theories.

4. Non-contractual theories.

5. Bill of lading clauses.

6. Towards a statutory conception of the bill of lading.

O autorze

Frank Stevens is Assistant Professor in the Law School at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is also admitted to the Antwerp Bar.