Liability of carrier in international carriage of goods with respect to road carriage

Liability of the carrier in international carriage of goods with respect to road carriage Abstract The content of this thesis is carrier's liability in international carriage of goods focused on carriage of goods by road, which is one of the crucial branches of carriage for landlocked states. The introducing part explains basic terms which are common in international carriage, defines subjects participating in the carriage and its possible plurality. Moreover, the thesis presents individual types of carriage and a specific chapter is dedicated to cabotage. The second part of the thesis describes both international and national legislation of carriage contract. This part includes the relation between these two from the private international law point of view. Different types of contracts are also mentioned as another possibility of carriage. Common interpretation is enclosed in the third part with issues of liability from legal doctrine perspective. This part also analyses particular presumptions in generating of liability and differences among strict liability and liability for fault. The liability of the carrier as a main point of this thesis is expanded in the adjacent passage. Fundamental types of carrier's liability for loss or damage of goods as well as for any delay in delivery are found in the fourth..