Hamburg Rules
Encyclopedia
The Hamburg Rules are a set of rules governing the international shipment of goods, resulting from the United Nations
International Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea adopted in Hamburg
on 31 March 1978. The Convention was an attempt to form a uniform legal base for the transportation of goods on oceangoing ship
s. A driving force behind the convention was the attempt of developing countries' to level the playing field. It came into force on 1 November 1992.
is coupled to denunciation of the Hamburg Rules and at the latest five years after entry into force of this convention, the conventions governing the Hague-Visby Rules
should be denounced.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
International Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea adopted in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
on 31 March 1978. The Convention was an attempt to form a uniform legal base for the transportation of goods on oceangoing ship
Ship
Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
s. A driving force behind the convention was the attempt of developing countries' to level the playing field. It came into force on 1 November 1992.
Relation with other conventions
Entry into force of the Rotterdam RulesRotterdam Rules
The "Rotterdam Rules", formally the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea is a treaty comprising international rules that revises the legal and political framework for maritime carriage of goods...
is coupled to denunciation of the Hamburg Rules and at the latest five years after entry into force of this convention, the conventions governing the Hague-Visby Rules
Hague-Visby Rules
The Hague-Visby Rules are a set of international rules for the international carriage of goods by sea. The official title is "International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading" and was drafted in Brussels in 1924...
should be denounced.
