Period of coverage i) Hague Rules The Rules in fact cover the entire period of carriage even during trans-shipment. ii) Hague – Visby Rules The Hague – Visby Rules apply to the contract of carriage under Article (1) (c) from the time when the goods are loaded on to the time they are discharged from the ship (Tackle to Tackle). iii) Hamburg Rules The Hamburg rules covers the period during which the carrier is in charge of the goods at the port of loading during the carriage‚ and
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RULES GOVERNING SHIPMENT BY SEA: HAGUE RULES‚ HAGUE-VISBY RULES AND HAMBURG RULES The nature of the Hague-Visby Rules was discussed by the House of Lords in The Hollandia [1983] AC 565 (HL). The plaintiffs (shippers) shipped a piece of road-finishing machinery on board a Dutch vessel‚ ‘The Morviken’‚ belonging to the defendant carriers to Bonaire in the Dutch West Indies. The bill of lading issued in England limited the carriers liability to Dutch Florins 1‚250 ($250) which was less than the 10
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THE HAMBURG RULES: DID IT INCREASE THE LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER? BY KWEKU GYAN AINUSON (Under The Direction of Professor Gabriel Wilner) ABSTRACT The Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg rules) was hoped to provide a uniform modern commercial code for the international carriage of goods by sea. However‚ after 26 years after the diplomatic conference and nearly 13 years after it came into force‚ the rules have not been ratified by the world’s major maritime powers. The main
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CHAPTER 1 APPLICATION OF THE RULES GENERALLY INDEX I. II. Introduction The Hague Rules 1) 2) III. The general principle of application Paramount clauses and the Hague Rules The Visby Rules 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) A brief history of the Visby Rules Hague/Visby Rules - a single document Visby Rules - force of law Paramount clause - Visby Rules Extent of application - Visby Rules IV. The Hague and Hague/Visby Rules 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) Contracts of common and private
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Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention 1954 The Hague‚ 14 May 1954 - First Protocol‚ The Hague‚ 14 May 1954 - Second Protocol‚ The Hague‚ 26 March 1999 | | The High Contracting Parties‚ Recognizing that cultural property has suffered grave damage during recent armed conflicts and that‚ by reason of the developments in the technique of warfare‚ it is in increasing danger of destruction;
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In Hilgendorf v. Hague the Supreme Court of Iowa determined that Hague had the power‚ but not the right‚ to terminate the agency relationship with Hilendorf (“Hilendorf‚” n.d.). An agency relationship can be terminated by an act of both parties‚ an unusual change of circumstances‚ impossibility of performance‚ and operation of law (Cheeseman‚ 2013‚ p. 393). In the case of Hilgendorf v. Hague‚ the contract was not terminated by an act of both parties‚ because Hilgendorf (agent) did not acquiesce
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The psychological defences of abducting parents and the psychological defences contained in The Hague Abduction Convention’s Article 13b‚ as developed in this article‚ result in a dysfunctional psycho-legal marriage in need of a dissolution. But lest the focus be seen as purely governed by Convention litigation‚ non-Hague litigation poses similar dangers. For example‚ the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child‚ essentially provides the same two psychological loopholes‚ by allowing "best
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Wade Rodgers Mrs. Banks 5 November 2014 “The Most Dangerous Game” compare and contrast Have you ever watched a movie expecting it to be different from the book. A great example of this is “ The Most Dangerous Game.” There are three specific differences in the characters‚ setting‚ and plot of ‘The Most Dangerous Game.” The characters in “The Most Dangerous Game” are not the same in the movie as they are in the story. There are more people in the beginning of the movie. Whitney‚ Rainsford and
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The comparison of NPV & Other investment rules Comparison of NPV & Other Investment Rules Capital budgeting is important for a company to make decisions on investments and financing issues. However‚ there are various methods can be used for corporate financing‚ among which Net Present Value (NPV) is the best rule which can always lead to the correct choices. Except NPV‚ the company can also use payback period‚ discounted payback period method‚ the internal rate of return (IRR) and the profitability
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Was the bombing of Dresden and Hamburg justified? During the Second World War‚ allied forces targeted German cities for mass aerial bombardment. Two of the cities which felt the full brunt of RAF bombings were Dresden and Hamburg. This air campaign killed an estimated 600‚000 civilians and destroyed or seriously damaged some six million homes. The strategy used also came at a cost as Bomber Command throughout the bombing campaigns had 57‚143 men killed. The target’s for area bombing were chosen
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