Liability of the carrier in international carriage of goods in comparison

1 Liability of the carrier in international carriage of goods in comparison Abstract The rigorosum thesis deals with the analysis of the legal regulation of the carrier's liability in the international carriage of goods, all that across every key type of international carriage, while these rules are being continuously compared with one another in the text of this rigorosum thesis. The thesis tries to point out the differences in the regulation connected to similar legal institutes within two or more types of carriage. The introducing part of the rigorosum thesis includes the interpretation of basic terms which are commonly found in international carriage, defines its subjects and their possible plurality. Furthermore, the thesis then explains the necessary definition of individual types of carriage, i.e. regimes in which international carriage can be performed. The role of freight forwarders in international trade and carriage is highlighted as well. It is also important not to omit the basic types of contracts that may be entered into by the subjects in international carriage, as well as their mutual comparison within the framework of the national (i.e. Czech) regulation, in terms, among others, of the carrier's liability regime. Last but not least, this part also focuses on the characteristics of the..