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The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) [1] is a United States statute governing the rights and responsibilities between shippers of cargo and ship-owners regarding ocean shipments to and from the United States.
The law of carriage of goods by sea is a body of law that governs the rights and duties of shippers, carriers and consignees of marine cargo. [1]Primarily concerned with cargo claims, this body of law combines the international commercial law, the law of the sea and admiralty laws.
Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act; Sikh Gurdwaras (Supplementary) Act; Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act; Provident Funds Act; Coal Grading Board Act;
Sikh Gurudwaras (Supplementary) Act 1925 24 Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1925 26 Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act 1925 35 Indian Succession Act 1925 39 Trade Unions Act: 1926: 16 Indian Forest Act: 1927: 16 Sale of Goods Act: 1930: 3 Hindu Gains of Learning Act: 1930: 30 Indian Partnership Act: 1932: 9 Murshidabad ...
However, the strict liability at common law is invariably modified in contracts of affreightment. In charter parties the shipowner may negotiate an express clause excluding his liability for unseaworthiness or he may, as it more usual, agree to incorporate the provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 into the charter.
The Hague Rules of 1924 (formally the "International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, and Protocol of Signature") [1] is an international convention to impose minimum standards upon commercial carriers of goods by sea.
The "Rotterdam Rules" (formally, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea) is a treaty proposing new international rules to revise the legal framework for maritime affreightment and carriage of goods by sea. The Rules primarily address the legal relationship between carriers and ...
The Hague–Visby Rules were incorporated into English law by the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971; and English lawyers should note the provisions of the statute as well as the text of the rules. For instance, although Article I(c) of the Rules exempts live animals and deck cargo, section 1(7) restores those items into the category of "goods".