1978 - United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea - the "Hamburg Rules"

Adopted by a diplomatic conference on 31 March 1978, the Convention establishes a uniform legal regime governing the rights and obligations of shippers, carriers and consignees under a contract of carriage of goods by sea. The Convention entered into force on 1 November 1992.

General Assembly resolution

Text - Explanatory Note

Status

Travaux préparatoires

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Explanatory documentation prepared for Commonwealth jurisdictions, 1989 / H M Joko Smart (published by the Commonwealth Secretariat)