International Transport

By Sea | By Air | By Land | Multimodal | Incoterms

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Legal Resource guide for international transport law. It includes a database of forwarding conditions, commentary on developments in the law, links to internet sites on law and transport practice, resolving disputes without litigation, recent cases on international transport and more.

By sea

International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading (the Hague Rules 1924)

Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading (Hague-Visby Rules 1968)

United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (the Hamburg Rules 1978)

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth)

Carriage of Goods by Sea Regulations 1998 (Cth)

Shipping Corp of India v Gamlen Chemical Co A/Asia Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 14

Shippng documents

Straight Bill of Lading (US)

CMI Rules for Electronic Bills of Lading 1990

CMI Uniform Rules for Sea Waybills

By Air

Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959

Warsaw Convention (Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air 1929)

The Hague Protocol to the Warsaw Convention 1955 (Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, Signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, Done at the Hague on 28 September 1955)

Montreal Protocol 4 - Additional Protocol No. 4 To The Warsaw Convention (Additional Protocol No. 4 to Amend Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage By Air Signed At Warsaw on 12 October 1929, As Amended By the Protocol Done at the Hague on 28 September 1955, Signed at Montreal on 25 September 1975)

Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage of Air 1999 (PDF)

Michael S McDaniel 'A Presentation of the Montreal Convention 1999', 27 September 2000

Guadalajara Convention 1961 (Convention Suppelementary to the Warsaw Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person other than the Contracting Carrier, Signed in Guadalajara on 18 September 1961)

Guatemala City Protocol 1971 (Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, Signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, as Amended By The Protocol Done At The Hague on 28 September 1955, Signed at Guatamela City, on 8 March 1971)

By land

Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)

Convention concerning International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF)

Uniform Rules concerning the Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM)

Multimodal

UNCTAD/ICC Rules for Multimodal Transport Documents

Incoterms

Differences between Incoterms 1990 and Incoterms 2000

INCOTERMS 2000
Preambles to each of the 13 INCOTERMS 2000 available from the ICC Web site

ICC Incoterms

ICC International Rules for the Interpretation of Trade Terms (Incoterms) 1990

Incoterms 2000 (International Commercial Terms)
At the International Chamber of Commerce site - an overview is available but not the full text

Incoterms 1990 (International Commercial Terms)
Part of the Lex Mercatoria page. Full details and definitions of the 13 Incoterms available here

Export Sales
Extract from Robert Tong's book 'Nutshell: Sale of Goods' 2000, reproduced at Findlaw. Includes information on FOB and CIF contracts, letters of credit and international conventions