Download or read book Carriage of Goods by Sea in the Practice of the USSR Maritime Arbitration Commission written by W. A. Timmermans and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives details of civil law aspects of carriage of goods with numerous references to case law. Explains function and background of Maritime Arbitration Commission. Other subjects covered are: contracts; rights and duties of shipper, carrier and consignee; charter-parties; bills of lading; loading and unloading; carriage of dangerous goods; payment of freight and liability. Includes excerpts from USSR Merchant Shipping Code of 1968.