The Hague Rules 1921 Explained (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from The Hague Rules 1921 Explained IN view of the wide interest taken by commercial and shipping men and bankers in the proposals to simplify and standardise on an international basis the risks to be assumed by sea carriers under a bill of lading, it is thought that an explanatory summary of the scheme with a short account of the events which led to the pre paration of the Hague Rules, 1921, defining the risks referred to, may be of interest. The introductory part of this small book gives the history of the Hague Rules, which are the work of the Maritime Law Committee of the International Law Association, with a condensed explanatory statement of their contents. Following the text of the Rules are some notes dealing with special° points, including the question of Received for Ship ment bills of lading. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
