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1 | (4) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (10) |
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2.1 Definition of Deck Cargo |
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5 | (2) |
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2.2 The Impact of Deck Stowage on Other Fields of Law |
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7 | (3) |
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8 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Letters of Credit (UCP 600) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (5) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (16) |
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3.1 A Brief Chronology: From the Hague to the Rotterdam Rules |
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16 | (3) |
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3.2 Deck Cargo Under the Conventions |
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19 | (9) |
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3.2.1 The 1924 Hague and the 1968 Hague-Visby Rules |
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19 | (2) |
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3.2.2 The 1978 Hamburg Rules |
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21 | (3) |
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3.2.3 The 2008 Rotterdam Rules |
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24 | (4) |
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3.3 Interpretation of International Conventions |
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28 | (3) |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (26) |
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31 | (18) |
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4.1.1 The Nordic Maritime Law Collaboration |
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32 | (2) |
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4.1.2 The Earlier Nordic Maritime Codes |
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34 | (1) |
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4.1.2.1 The Fifth Chapter: On the Carriage of Goods |
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35 | (1) |
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4.1.2.2 When Goods Could Be Carried on Deck |
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36 | (2) |
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4.1.2.3 Liability for Deck Cargo |
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38 | (1) |
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4.1.2.3.1 Exclusion of Liability |
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38 | (3) |
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4.1.2.3.2 When the Contract Was Not Excluded from the 1891 Code |
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41 | (1) |
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4.1.2.3.2.1 Authorised Deck Carriage |
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41 | (1) |
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4.1.2.3.2.2 Unauthorised Deck Stowage |
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42 | (1) |
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4.1.2.4 The Need for a Reform |
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42 | (1) |
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4.1.3 General Features of the Current 1994 Nordic Maritime Codes |
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43 | (1) |
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4.1.4 Chapter 13 on the Carriage of General Cargo |
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43 | (1) |
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4.1.4.1 Scope of Application |
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44 | (1) |
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4.1.4.2 A Grey Area Between Chapters 13 and 14 |
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45 | (1) |
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4.1.4.3 The Hague-Visby Rules Dressed in the Clothing of the Hamburg Rules |
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46 | (2) |
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4.1.4.4 Two Brief Points on the Interpretation of Chapter 13 |
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48 | (1) |
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4.1.4.5 Adoption of the Rotterdam Rules? |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (8) |
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49 | (1) |
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4.2.1.1 One Default Regime and One Collection of Principles of Interpretation |
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49 | (1) |
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4.2.1.2 When the Hague Rules Regime Has Been Incorporated Purely by Contract |
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50 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Statutory Law: The 1971 COGSA |
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50 | (1) |
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4.2.2.1 Application by Virtue of Section 1(2) |
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51 | (1) |
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4.2.2.2 Extended Application by Virtue of Section 1(3)-(6) |
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51 | (1) |
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4.2.2.3 The Meaning of Having the Force of Law |
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52 | (2) |
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4.2.2.4 Scope of the Contract Service |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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5 When Goods May Be Carried on Deck |
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57 | (40) |
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5.1 The Main Rule: Cargo May Not Be Stowed on Deck |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (16) |
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59 | (1) |
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5.2.1.1 How Can the Parties Agree on Deck Stowage? |
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60 | (2) |
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5.2.1.2 Standard Terms in a Bill of Lading: Part of the Contract of Carriage? |
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62 | (3) |
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5.2.1.3 Liberty to Stow on Deck |
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65 | (1) |
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5.2.1.4 Third Party Protection |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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5.2.2.1 The Bill of Lading: Containing or Evidencing the Contract? |
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68 | (1) |
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5.2.2.2 How Can the Parties Agree on Deck Stowage? |
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69 | (1) |
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5.2.2.3 Standard Terms in a Bill of Lading: Part of the Contract of Carriage? |
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70 | (2) |
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5.2.2.4 Liberty to Stow on Deck |
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72 | (2) |
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5.2.2.5 Third Party Protection |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (11) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (3) |
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5.3.1.2 Containerised Deck Cargo |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (1) |
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5.3.2.1 What Is a Custom? |
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82 | (3) |
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5.3.2.2 Containerised Deck Cargo |
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85 | (1) |
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5.4 Law or Statutory Provision |
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86 | (2) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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5.5 Whether Deck Stowage Against an Express Agreement Can Be Authorised by Custom or Law |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (8) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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5.6.2.2 Containerised Cargo |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (3) |
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6 Liability for Deck Cargo |
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97 | (72) |
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6.1 The Nordic (Statutory) Approach: A Special Deck Cargo Liability Regime |
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98 | (25) |
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6.1.1 Liability for Authorised Deck Cargo |
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99 | (1) |
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6.1.1.1 Presumption of Liability |
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100 | (3) |
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6.1.1.2 The Carrier's Obligations Towards the Shipper |
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103 | (1) |
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6.1.1.3 The Standard of Care |
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104 | (2) |
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6.1.1.4 Special Risk Involved in Deck Stowage v. Negligence |
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106 | (2) |
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6.1.1.5 The Carrier's Duty to Examine Containers Packed by the Shipper |
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108 | (4) |
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6.1.1.6 Two Carrier Liability Reliefs |
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112 | (1) |
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6.1.1.6.1 Exclusion of Liability: Damage Caused by Error in Navigation or Fire |
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112 | (2) |
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6.1.1.6.2 Limitation of Liability |
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114 | (1) |
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6.1.1.6.2.1 Package or Unit? |
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115 | (1) |
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6.1.1.6.2.2 The Relevant Package or Unit in the Case of Consolidated Goods |
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116 | (3) |
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6.1.2 Liability for Unauthorised Deck Cargo |
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119 | (1) |
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6.1.2.1 "Exclusively" a Consequence of the Deck Carriage |
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119 | (2) |
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6.1.2.2 Unauthorised Deck Stowage: A Fundamental Breach of Contract? |
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121 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Liability for Cargo Carried on Deck Contrary to an Express Agreement |
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122 | (1) |
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6.2 The English (Judicial) Approach: Freedom of Contract with Certain Restrictions |
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123 | (33) |
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6.2.1 Deck Cargo Falling Under the Mandatory Scope of the 1971 COGS A |
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124 | (1) |
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6.2.1.1 First Exception: Application Through Art. 1(c) |
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124 | (1) |
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6.2.1.2 Second Exception: Application Through Incorporation |
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125 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Liability Under Common Law |
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125 | (1) |
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6.2.2.1 The Default Regime |
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126 | (1) |
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6.2.2.2 Principles of Interpretation |
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127 | (1) |
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6.2.2.2.1 The Duty to Care for the Cargo |
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128 | (1) |
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6.2.2.2.2 The Duty to Provide a Seaworthy Vessel |
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128 | (1) |
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6.2.2.2.3 The Duty Not to Deviate |
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129 | (1) |
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6.2.2.3 The Doctrine of Deviation: From Rule of Law to Principle of Interpretation? |
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130 | (1) |
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6.2.2.3.1 The Doctrine of Fundamental Breach |
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131 | (1) |
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6.2.2.3.2 Does Deviation Compose a Special Case? |
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132 | (1) |
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6.2.2.3.3 The Further Issue of Unauthorised Deck Carriage as a "Quasi-Deviation" |
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133 | (1) |
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6.2.2.3.4 As a Principle of Interpretation |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Liability Under the 1971 COGSA |
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135 | (1) |
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6.2.3.1 The Hague-Visby Catalogue |
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135 | (2) |
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6.2.3.1.1 The Allocation of Proof in Theory |
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137 | (2) |
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6.2.3.1.2 The Allocation of Proof in Practice |
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139 | (1) |
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6.2.3.2 The Carrier's Obligations Towards the Shipper |
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140 | (3) |
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6.2.3.3 The Standard of Care |
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143 | (1) |
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6.2.3.4 When Deck Stowage Is Negligent |
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144 | (2) |
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6.2.3.5 Special Risk Involved in Deck Stowage v. Negligence |
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146 | (2) |
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6.2.3.6 The Carrier's Duty to Examine Containers Packed by the Shipper |
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148 | (1) |
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6.2.3.7 Two Carrier Liability Reliefs |
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149 | (1) |
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6.2.3.7.1 Exclusion of Liability: Damage Caused by Error in Navigation or Fire |
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149 | (2) |
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6.2.3.7.2 Liability Limitation |
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151 | (1) |
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6.2.3.7.2.1 "In Any Event" |
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152 | (1) |
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6.2.3.7.2.2 Package or Unit? |
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153 | (1) |
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6.2.3.7.2.3 The Relevant Package or Unit in the Case of Consolidated Goods |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (13) |
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6.3.1 Comparative Evaluation |
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157 | (1) |
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6.3.1.1 A Presumed Liability Regime |
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158 | (1) |
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6.3.1.1.1 A Catalogue of Illusionary Reliefs of the Burden of Proof |
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158 | (2) |
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6.3.1.1.2 A Not-so-Special "Special Deck Cargo Liability Regime" |
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160 | (1) |
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6.3.1.2 Limitation of Liability |
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161 | (3) |
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6.3.1.3 Exclusion of Liability |
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164 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Legislative Recommendations |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (3) |
Table of Cases |
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169 | (8) |
About the International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg |
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