Hague‑Visby Rules

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carriage of goods by sea regime international convention maritime law instrument

The Hague‑Visby Rules are an international legal regime that standardizes and governs the rights, obligations, and liabilities of carriers and shippers in the carriage of goods by sea under bills of lading.

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Label	Occurrences
Hague‑Visby Rules canonical	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	carriage of goods by sea regime ⓘ international convention ⓘ maritime law instrument ⓘ
amends	International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	contracts of carriage covered by bills of lading ⓘ international carriage of goods by sea ⓘ
basedOn	Hague Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsConcept	burden of proof rules ⓘ carrier’s duty to exercise due diligence to make the ship seaworthy ⓘ carrier’s duty to properly and carefully load, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, and discharge goods ⓘ deck cargo provisions ⓘ deviation ⓘ error in navigation or management of the ship defence ⓘ fire defence ⓘ gold and valuable goods provisions ⓘ jurisdiction and choice of law clauses (as affected by national implementing laws) ⓘ limitations of carrier’s liability ⓘ live animals provisions ⓘ nautical fault defence (as modified from Hague Rules context) ⓘ notice of loss or damage requirements ⓘ package or unit limitation ⓘ perils of the sea defence ⓘ time bar for claims ⓘ
fullName	Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	carriage of goods by sea under bills of lading ⓘ
hasProvision	definition of carriage period from loading to discharge ⓘ extension of time by agreement after the cause of action has arisen ⓘ one-year time limit for bringing claims ⓘ rules on deck cargo carriage with consent ⓘ rules on documentation and bills of lading ⓘ rules on liability for delay in delivery ⓘ rules on liability for misdelivery ⓘ rules on limitation of liability per kilogram of gross weight ⓘ rules on limitation of liability per package or unit ⓘ rules on notice of apparent and non-apparent damage ⓘ
implementedBy	national carriage of goods by sea acts in many maritime states ⓘ
influenced	Hamburg Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotterdam Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalEffect	invalidates contractual clauses that lessen carrier liability below the convention’s minimum ⓘ provides uniform rules for bills of lading in international shipping ⓘ sets minimum mandatory liability standards for carriers ⓘ
partOf	international carriage of goods by sea law ⓘ
regulates	liabilities of carriers ⓘ obligations of carriers ⓘ obligations of shippers ⓘ rights of carriers ⓘ rights of shippers ⓘ
shortName	Hague-Visby Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectArea	international trade law ⓘ maritime law ⓘ transport law ⓘ

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Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) → relatedInstrument → Hague‑Visby Rules ⓘ

subject surface form: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road