TY - BOOK AU - Hendrikse,M.L. AU - Margetson,N.J. AU - Margetson,N.H. TI - Aspects of maritime law: claims under bills of lading SN - 9789041126238 AV - K 1180 .A97 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Austin, Frederick, MD PB - Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Sold and distributed in North, Central, and South America by Aspen Publishers KW - International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Bills of Lading KW - (1924) KW - Bills of lading KW - Local KW - Actions and defenses KW - Netherlands KW - Contracts, Maritime N1 - At head of title: Kluwer Law International; Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-430) and index N2 - This book contains an extensive comparative law study of English, American and Dutch law concerning the construction of The Hague (Visby) Rules. Australian and Canadian law has been discussed where relevant. The authors have attempted to present law at an academic level in a way which will be useful to the practising lawyer. Other matters discussed in this book are global limitation of liability, the applicability of The Hague (Visby) Rules in the Netherlands and electronic bills of lading. This book will be of interest to practitioners working in this very specialized field, as well as to students of comparative law. It will especially be of practical value to anyone dealing with cargo damage, ship arrest or litigation in the Netherlands. -- Provided by publisher ER -