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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Steve Mirmina and Caryn Schenewerk take us from the earliest days of space flight to thinking of future demands on the legal field in this exciting and informative book packed with historical perspectives on the development of the earliest Outer Space Treaty and the US and international organizations responsible for the conduct and oversight of civil and national security space operations. International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States will whet the appetites of students today giving any consideration to the study of law and should encourage all of us who consider ourselves practitioners of any type of space activity to give serious thought to ways we can actively encourage peaceful uses of outer space and promote responsible and ethical behavior in all our operations.’ -- Charles F. Bolden Jr., Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), 12th NASA Administrator, Founder and CEO Emeritus, The Charles F. Bolden Group‘Comprehensive and engaging. It’s not only an essential reference for every space law practitioner, but also a student’s introduction to everything that is essential to a career in space law. Steve and Caryn have covered all the bases here. I’ll have this one on my bookshelf as long as I’m in this industry.’ -- Audrey Powers, Vice President at Blue Origin and Astronaut on New Shepard Flight 18Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1. An introduction to international space law and space laws of the United States PART II INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW 2. International space law primer 3. The Outer Space Treaty 4. Additional sources of international space law PART III SPACE AGENCIES AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES 5. Domestic law primer 6. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7. U.S. commercial space launch, reentry and spaceports 8. Commercial remote sensing, space commerce and space weather 9. U.S. commercial space communications 10. Space operations and the U.S. Department of Defense 11. Additional USG agencies involved in spaceflight activities PART IV SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL ISSUES IN OUTER SPACE LAW 12. Environmental issues in outer space 13. National security and military uses of outer space 14. Planetary defense Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisNow in its sixth edition, this key text provides a comprehensive analysis of the international carriage of goods by road under the provisions of the CMR Convention. The author offers unparalleled coverage of both English and European case law in a text that is praised for its accessible, user-friendly style.This new edition is fully updated with the very latest in case law both internationally and on a domestic level, including: New developments on the applicability of the CMR to multimodal transport, as per the Godafoss case The concept of the wilful misconduct in failure to guard the vehicle Thorough analysis of TNT Express Nederland BV v AXA Versicherung AG It also provides new coverage of the impact of e-commerce on road haulage.This book is an invaluable reference tool for transport practitioners with an international and domestic client base. It is also a useful Table of ContentsPart 1: The CMR Chapter 1. Application of the CMR Chapter 2. The Contract of Carriage: Documentation Chapter 3. The Journey Chapter 4. Claims Chapter 5. The Liability of the Carrier Chapter 6. Defences Available to the Carrier Chapter 7. The Special Risks Chapter 8. Remedies Part 2: English Domestic Law Chapter 9. The Contract of Carriage Chapter 10. The Journey Chapter 11. Claims Chapter 12. The Liability of the Carrier Chapter 13. Defences Chapter 14. Remedies Part 3: Appendices

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Book SynopsisThe Law of the Sea (LOS) treaty resulted from some of the most complicated multilateral negotiations ever conducted. Bargaining produced a sophisticated agreement on the financial aspects of deep ocean mining and on the financing of a new international mining entity. Sebenius analyzes those negotiations and the U.S. rejection of their results.Trade ReviewContains new insights about U.S. policy toward the Law of the Sea. The author’s careful generalizations from the LOS case should be of great value to scholars and policymakers makers interested in negotiating international regimes. -- Joseph NyeMany books carefully chronicle important real negotiations; others analyze elegant abstractions of the bargaining process. Negotiating the Law of the Sea ingeniously fuses both traditions, combining analytic rigor with Sebenius’s first-hand experience at these mammoth talks. The resulting study makes brilliant contributions to the art and science of negotiation with lessons for the lay person and specialist alike. -- Howard RaiffaTable of ContentsIntroduction PART ONE: AGREEMENT IN THE SMALL, DISAGREEMENT IN THE LARGE: FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA CONFERENCE I. Background: Of Nodules, Navies, and Negotiation 1. Setting the Stage 2. Whence the Law of the Sea Conference? 3. Conference Organization and Procedures 4. Financial Arrangements in the Seabed Regime of the LOS Treaty 5. Summary II: Course of the Financial Negotiations 6. Themes in the Chronology 7. The 1977 New York Session 8. The 1978 Geneva Session 9. The 1978 New York Session 10. The 1979 Geneva Session 11. The 1979 New York Session and Beyond 12. Appendix 1: The Detailed Financial Arrangements Proposals 13. Appendix 2: Description of the MIT Model III: Elements of Agreement 14. Diverse Factors in Agreement 15. Use of an Outside Model 16. Agreement as the Result of Differences 17. Combining Issues 18. Summary IV: Disagreement in the Large: Explanation and Evaluation 19. A Framework for Negotiation Analysis 20. Evolution of the U.S. Negotiating Strategy 21. The Shape of the Final LOS Treaty 22. The Central Trade: Navigation and Nodules 23. What Happened? Explaining the Reagan Decision 24. Evaluating the Decision to Reject the Treaty 25. Summary and Conclusions PART TWO: AGREEMENT IN NEGOTIATION: GENERAL PROPOSTITONS V: Differences and Joint Gains 26. Beyond Common Ground for Negotiation 27. Elements of a Differences Orientation 28. More Formal Difference Analysis VI: Negotiation Arithmetic: Adding and Subtracting Issues and Parties 29. A Common Point of Departure 30. Adding and Subtracting Issues 31. Adding and Subtracting Parties 32. Summary and Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAI and people do not compete on a level-playing field. Self-driving vehicles may be safer than human drivers, but laws often penalize such technology. People may provide superior customer service, but businesses are automating to reduce their taxes. AI may innovate more effectively, but an antiquated legal framework constrains inventive AI. In The Reasonable Robot, Ryan Abbott argues that the law should not discriminate between AI and human behavior and proposes a new legal principle that will ultimately improve human well-being. This work should be read by anyone interested in the rapidly evolving relationship between AI and the law.Trade Review'The Reasonable Robot provides highly original insights into one of the most important conversations of our time. Ryan Abbott brings a unique and sometimes controversial perspective to artificial intelligence as a physician, attorney, and eminent academic, but manages to present the subject in an accessible and unintimidating manner. This book is both enlightening about the future of law and artificial intelligence as well as a great read' Baron Timothy Clement-Jones, Chair of the House of Lords Artificial Intelligence Select Committee and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence'Ryan Abbott's book cuts across all kinds of fields in an effort to teach us what the future will bring. From self-driving cars to AI doctors to robots that pay taxes, he offers a comprehensive blueprint for how the law needs to change to adapt to a world where it is machines, not people, committing torts and crimes.' Mark A. Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor, Stanford University, California'Artificial intelligence has evolved from an utopian vision to a fact of life. Thinking through how AI fits into our existing legal norms has become imperative. Ryan Abbott's book elucidates what challenges AI poses in different areas of the law and what legal principles can unleash AI's full potential for human progress. Anyone seeking insight into these questions will find this book both accessible to read and thought-provoking.' Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, World Intellectual Property Organization'The Reasonable Robot is an important work and a riveting read that provides a fascinating picture of a future that's already here. It explores profound legal and societal questions that every one of us should care deeply about, and secures Ryan's place as a leader in the field.' Corey Salsberg, Vice President, Global Head IP Affairs, Novartis'Professor Abbott's book offers a captivating analysis of the legal challenges that arise from the breathtaking proliferation of artificial intelligence in numerous areas of life, commercial relations and governmental decision-making. As 'AI' not only informs but increasingly drives and determines administrative procedures as well as policy choices, questions of liability require utmost scrutiny and must be seen in close connection with issues around agency, representation and legitimacy. In trying to understand the legal conundrum posed by robots' astonishing ascendance, this book is an excellent guide.' Peer Zumbansen, Founding Director, Transnational Law Institute, King's College London'This relatively thin book is densely packed with cross-over concepts of a large number of examples of machine generated inventions and potential legal challenges, taking various fragments of unique and high-level research from Ryan Abbott's professional life as a licensed physician, patent attorney and US professor of law as well as solicitor advocate in England and Wales.' Ursula Smartt, European Intellectual Property Review'… a lucid, jargon-free, and thorough examination of the effect AI is having on policy right now, rather than in a projected or possible future. The book will be of interest to upper secondary through postgraduate readers with some interest in AI, as well as to concerned professionals and researchers.' M. J. Moore, Choice'This work should be read by anyone interested in the rapidly evolving relationship between AI and the law.' Christian Mammen, Practice SourceTable of ContentsIntroduction. Artificial intelligence and the law; 1. Understanding artificial intelligence; 2. Should artificial intelligence pay taxes?; 3. The reasonable robot; 4. The artificial inventor; 5. Changing intellectual property standards; 6. Punishing artificial intelligence; 7. Alternative perspectives on artificial intelligence and AI legal neutrality; Third party materials; Index.

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Book SynopsisInternational Air Carrier Liability brings together essential treaties and airline-to-airline agreements on air carrier liability, safety and security, and supplements these with expert commentary and analysis. The examination considers the general regulatory framework of international civil aviation (including the Chicago Convention and related documents) and how the liability regime fits within that framework.The book is divided into three parts: dealing in turn with liability, safety and security, and civil aviation regulation. Part I, for example, provides comment and analysis of the international air-carrier liability regime, how the main liability conventions operate, and the application of these conventions to international carriage by air (passengers, baggage and cargo). Given its subject matter and the universal state party participation in these conventions, this book has truly global application.David Hodgkinson and Rebecca Johnston aim to provide a rTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceAbbreviations and AcronymsIntroductionPART I – LIABILITY CommentarySection 1: Main Conventions 1.1 Warsaw Convention 1929 1.2 Warsaw Convention 1929 as amended at The Hague 1955 1.3 Guadalajara Supplementary Convention 1961 1.4 Warsaw Convention 1929 as amended at The Hague 1955 and by Protocol No.4 of Montreal 1975 1.5 Montreal Convention 1999 Section 2: Additional Protocols 2.1 The Hague Protocol 1955 2.2 Guatemala City Protocol 1971 2.3 Montreal Additional Protocol No. 1, 1975 2.4 Montreal Additional Protocol No. 2, 1975 2.5 Montreal Additional Protocol No. 3, 1975 2.6 Montreal Protocol No. 4, 1975 Section 3: Intercarrier and Carrier Agreements 3.1 Montreal Intercarrier Agreement 1966 3.2 Japanese Carriers -­ Conditions of Carriage and Waiver of Liability Limits 1992 3.3 IATA Intercarrier Agreement on Passenger Liability 1995 Section 4: European Regulations 4.1 Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 of 9 October 1997 on Air Carrier Liability in the Event of Accidents 4.2 Regulation (EC) No 889/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council PART II – SAFETY AND SECURITY Commentary Section 5: Safety and Security Conventions 1.1 Tokyo Convention 1963 1.2 Hague Convention 1970 1.3 Montreal Convention 1971 1.4 Montreal Convention 1991 Section 6: Compensation Conventions for Damage to Third Parties 2.1 Rome Convention 1933 2.2 Rome Convention 1952 2.3 Convention on Compensation for Damage Caused by Aircraft to Third Parties 2009 2.4 Convention on Compensation for Damage to Third Parties Resulting from Acts of Unlawful Interference Involving Aircraft 2009 PART III – CIVIL AVIATION REGULATION CommentarySection 7: International Civil Aviation 7.1 Chicago Convention 1944Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis highly topical book considers the important question of how best to protect the environment of the Third Pole - the area comprising the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau - using the tool of international law; specifically, international environmental law and the law of international watercourses. Following detailed analysis of weaknesses in current legal protections according to comparative legal theory, Simon Marsden recommends three potential options for implementation by policy and lawmakers. The first option is to transplant existing international law, including conventions from the UN Economic Commission for Europe and the Council of Europe. Secondly, transplantation of a comprehensive international treaty, based upon the Alpine and Carpathian regimes, is suggested. The overwhelmingly European focus of the first two options, and possible contextual constraints to implementation, informs a third option: the development of a new treaty, giving appropriate attention to the Asian context on one hand, and the need for access of information and public participation on the other, to ensure effective implementation and compliance. Taking a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, Protecting the Third Pole will be a key resource for legal and policy scholars. NGO's and practitioners will also benefit from its detailed analysis.Trade Review'This book offers an in-depth assessment of the relevance of international environmental law for protecting one of the world s most fascinating ecological regions - the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. The Third Pole, as this high altitude area is known, is under enormous pressure from local, regional and global threats, including climate change. Marsden assesses the potential for 'transplanting' successful environmental regimes from other contexts to the Third Pole, and makes a major contribution to understanding the potential for enhanced environmental governance in this vital region.' --Tim Stephens, University of Sydney, Australia'While to some extent international law protects the first two poles (the Arctic and Antarctic), it has largely been ignored for the Third Pole (the Hindu Kush Himalayas / Tibetan Plateau). This book responds to this by reviewing measures for Asia's polar region. Supplementing analysis of customary international law with potential treaty law, it analyses the practicalities of legal borrowing together with the content of such measures. In doing so it provides an extremely welcome contribution to existing literature on international transplants and broadens the discipline of polar law.' --Timo Koivurova, University of Lapland, FinlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. International Legal Transplants 3. Developing Global Protected Areas 4. Connecting Area and Species Protection 5. Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment 6. Protection of International Rivers 7. Protection of Transfrontier Mountains Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis unparalleled reference work on airline liability is written and edited by internationally revered experts and presents a comprehensive, article-by-article analysis of the Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99).Adopting a comparative, doctrinal approach, the Commentary outlines the origins of the MC99 and its evolution, before drawing particular focus to air passenger and cargo practices and liability, issues of multimodal carriage, and the development of new technologies. Offering a forward-thinking perspective, chapters also bring to light key scholarly debates concerning the potential revisions to the MC99 and highlight the likely need for reform.Key Features: Provides a contextual and comparative approach The most thorough contemporary treatment of the MC99 Examines the contemporary judicial trends in interpreting the MC99 Written by 36 leading aviation lawyers and eminent academics from across the globe Detailed article-by-article analysis of the MC99, surveying its meaning and application Contributing to a deeper understanding of the MC99 and its practical implications, this authoritative Commentary is a fundamental resource for aviation lawyers in private practice and in-house, as well as industry professionals. It will also be a reference source for scholars of aviation and transport law.Trade Review‘The successful development and ratification of the Montreal Convention 1999 was historic because all previous attempts to modernize and consolidate the Warsaw Convention of 1929 for the Unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air had led to less unification and more dissatisfaction.Professor Leloudas, Professor Dempsey and Attorney Chassot, as well as the impressive selection of foremost international experts in aviation law, must therefore be commended for their most comprehensive Article-by-Article analysis of the Montreal Convention 1999 in this essential tool for all aviation lawyers worldwide, be they in private practice, in public service or in-house, and indeed for all those interested in aviation!’‘Governing the disposition of liability claims arising in international aviation just about everywhere, the Montreal Convention 1999, like the Warsaw Convention that preceded it, is one of the world’s most important private international law treaties. George Leloudas and his expert cadre of co-editors and writers have produced an immensely useful and highly practical guide to the MC99 regime. Its clear and accessible discussions of the treaty’s articles are hugely enhanced by the inclusion of drafting history, notes on commercial context, and issues of interpretation, all copiously documented. The book is destined to become a standard reference on the treaty and a must-have for law libraries everywhere. While it will serve as an excellent primer for lawyers and others new to aviation liability cases, even seasoned practitioners will find great value in this impressively researched volume.’ -- Jeffrey N. Shane, former General Counsel, International Air Transport Association‘This is a very timely publication reviewing the Montreal Convention, a quarter of a century after its adoption. An erudite and detailed analysis of the Convention itself and its interpretation, which is an invaluable resource for aviation (re)insurance underwriters and claims adjusters to use in informing their current assessment of exposures to passenger liability and baggage claims around the world. Many congratulations to Professors Leloudas and Dempsey and Dr Chassot for bringing together so many expert practitioners in the various aviation specialties and jurisdictions in order to provide such a comprehensive tome!’ -- Marko Ninkovic, Head of Claims – Specialty, Brit, UK‘Thank you to Professors Leloudas, Dempsey and Attorney Chassot, as well as the impressive cohort of international contributors from the foremost experts in aviation law, for this very comprehensive Article-by-Article analysis of the Montreal Convention 1999. This is an essential tool for all air law practitioners, be they in private practice or in house or anyone interested in aviation!’ -- Louise-Hélène Sénécal, Vice President and General Counsel, Air CanadaTable of ContentsContents ix Preface xxix Origins of the Montreal Convention 1999 1 Paul S. Dempsey 1 Scope and application 13 Timothy M. Ravich 2 Carriage performed by state and carriage of postal items 24 Luping Zhang 3 Passengers and baggage 31 Arlette Tanga Afouba 4 Cargo 41 George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin 5 Contents of air waybill or cargo receipt 56 George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin 6 Documents relating to the nature of cargo 69 George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin 7 Description of air waybill 75 George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin 8 Documentation for multiple packages 84 George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin 9 Non-compliance with documentary requirements 89 George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin 10 Responsibility for particulars of documentation 97 George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin 11 Evidentiary value of documentation 107 George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin 12 Right of disposition of the cargo 125 Julia Hörnig 13 Delivery of the cargo 138 Julia Hörnig 14 Enforcement of the rights of consignor and consignee 145 Julia Hörnig 15 Relations of consignor and consignee or mutual relations of third parties 148 Julia Hörnig 16 Formalities of customs, police or other public authorities 152 Julia Hörnig 17 Death and injury of passengers – damage to baggage 160 Andrew J. Harakas and Robert Lawson KC 18 Damage to cargo 184 Julia Hörnig and George Leloudas 19 Delay 209 Wolf Müller-Rostin and Jae Woon (June) Lee 20 Exoneration 222 Christopher Loxton 21 Compensation in case of death or injury of passengers 233 Christopher Loxton 22 Limits of liability in relation to delay, baggage, and cargo 242 Barry S. Alexander and Brittany C. Wakim 23 Conversion of monetary units 257 Filippos Alexandrakis 24 Review of limits 270 Michael Gill and Auguste Hocking 25 Stipulation on limits 287 Michael Chatzipanagiotis 26 Invalidity of contractual provisions 292 Michael Chatzipanagiotis 27 Freedom to contract 303 Michael Chatzipanagiotis 28 Advance payments 308 Anna Konert 29 Basis of claims 320 Laurent Chassot and Paul S. Dempsey 30 Servants, agents – aggregation of claims 360 Michele M. Comenale Pinto and Elisabetta G. Rosafio 31 Timely notice of complaints 369 Elisabetta G. Rosafio and Michele M. Comenale Pinto 32 Death of person liable 377 Peter Neenan 33 Jurisdiction 382 Timothy M. Ravich, Grégory Laville de la Plaigne and Romain Verté 34 Arbitration 413 Michael Chatzipanagiotis 35 Limitation of actions 422 José Ignacio García Arboleda 36 Successive carriage 431 Bartholomew J. Banino, Auguste Hocking and Marissa N. Lefland 37 Right of recourse against third parties 462 Timothy M. Ravich 38 Combined carriage 476 Julia Hörnig 39 Contracting carrier – actual carrier 481 Bartholomew J. Banino, Marissa N. Lefland, Damara L. Carousis, José Ignacio García Arboleda and Nicolás Mallarino Rubiano 40 Respective liability of contracting and actual carriers 489 Carlos Martins 41 Mutual liability 493 Carlos Martins 42 Addressee of complaints and instructions 496 Elisabetta G. Rosafio and Michele M. Comenale Pinto 43 Servants and agents 501 Michele M. Comenale Pinto and Elisabetta G. Rosafio 44 Aggregation of damages 505 Cyril-Igor Grigorieff 45 Addressee of claims 512 Cyril-Igor Grigorieff 46 Additional jurisdiction 519 Filippos Alexandrakis 47 Invalidity of contractual provisions 533 Filippos Alexandrakis 48 Mutual relations of contracting and actual carriers 545 Daniel Wand 49 Mandatory application 562 Paul S. Dempsey 50 Insurance 568 Philip Chrystal and Sebastián Fernández Peña 51 Carriage performed in extraordinary circumstances 599 Arlette Tanga Afouba 52 Definition of days 607 Filippos Alexandrakis 53 Signature, ratification and entry into force 615 Andreas Dimopoulos 54 Denunciation 621 Andreas Dimopoulos 55 Relationship with other Warsaw Convention instruments 625 George Leloudas and Paul S. Dempsey 56 States with more than one system of law 635 Paul S. Dempsey 57 Reservations 640 Laurent Chassot and Christophe Platel Index 650

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Book SynopsisIllicit Trafficking of Cultural Properties in Arab States provides a bird’s-eye view of the phenomenon of illicit trafficking of cultural properties and serves as a reference point for governments, enforcement agencies, international organizations, stakeholders, and civil societies. It focuses geographically on the Arab World: the countries in the Middle East, Gulf of Arabia, Horn of Africa and North Africa. To date a holistic approach to the topic in this region has been lacking. The book investigates the nature of illicit trafficking of cultural properties, the means and impact of illicit activities and crimes perpetrated against archaeological sites and museums. Through up-to-date information, grounded on solid research data, it traces the routes of illicit trafficking and analyzes the actual situation of the targeted region with an eye on the implementation of the international conventions. The aim is to investigate possible firm responses to illicit trafficking and determine the priorities and needs of this region. The outcomes are visible recommendations on the challenge of illicit trafficking of cultural properties in the Arab region, promoting modalities for sharing data and encouraging the review of legislative and judicial systems and practices connected to illicit trafficking of cultural properties. Finally, the work encourages the coordination of stakeholders and the use of technological advances to fulfil this monumental duty.Table of ContentsForeword ; الإتجار غير المشروع بالممتلكات الثقافية في الدول العربية ; Abstract ; Abrégé: Le trafic illicite de biens culturels dans les États arabes ; خلاصة ; Summary ; Résumé ; Chapter One: Introduction ; Chapter Two: Methodology ; Chapter Three: Online platforms and auctions: online trafficking of cultural properties ; Chapter Four: Risk Markets and the ‘end destination’ concept ; Chapter Five: Mapping routes of illicit trafficking of cultural properties ; Chapter Six: Illicit trafficking of cultural properties and financing of terrorism ; Chapter Seven: Measuring illicit trafficking of cultural properties ; Chapter Eight: Arab States and the international conventions on combating illicit trafficking of cultural properties ; Chapter Nine: Conclusion ; Annex 1: References ; Annex 2: List Antiquities Laws in Arab States ; Annexe 3: Seizures of antiquities in Arab States

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Book SynopsisFreight Forwarding and Multimodal Transport Contracts, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive guide to the law in relation to contract forms and terms created by operators, trade associations or international bodies such as the UN and used as a basis for trading conditions by freight forwarders, logistics suppliers, combined or multimodal transport operators and container operators.This second edition examines the latest editions of contract forms and terms, both where their object is the supply or procurement of multimodal carriage, as well as where they are directed to the use of combined transport equipment (ie containers, swap bodies). Of particular prominence will be a detailed examination of the latest versions of conditions used by the principal UK forwarding, logistics, intermodal and container operators such as the British International Freight Association (BIFA) conditions 2005A and the current Freightliner Conditions as well as updates on many of the conditions in use and legal developments relevant to them, eg Road Haulage Association Conditions 2009, Maersk Conditions of Carriage, TT Club Conditions. Table of Contents1. Introduction and Overview 2. Freight Forwarding Conditions 3. Multimodal Transport 4. Conditions Relevant to Unit-Loads

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Book SynopsisThis book reflects the author’s fifty years’ experience in international construction projects and the management and resolution of disputes. During those fifty years, Wayne Clark’s aim has always been to guide parties towards sensible and clear communication, nurturing relationships and seeking early solutions to their differences. His primary goal is to help parties avoid unnecessary conflict – a theme that is clearly evident throughout this book. While two chapters are devoted to preparing construction claims to persuade a tribunal – and in so doing persuade the other side to reach an amicable settlement – the book covers a much wider scope: from the building owner’s dream through to the contractor handing over the completed project, wise contract administration, settlement negotiations, the third-party resolution process and, finally, arbitration. During each of these stages, the theme is for the parties to continually seek ways to resolve their differences. The book also introduces the idea of the ‘shadow arbitrator’, who, if commissioned early in the dispute process, can guide parties and legal counsel to prepare claims and arbitral pleadings that will persuade a tribunal – and encourage the parties to find sensible solutions.Trade Review‘This very important and timely book discusses all the stages of a construction project, with a continual focus on ways for parties to resolve their differences. Wayne Clark has written a must-read guide for the experienced as well as for novices in sophisticated and effective construction dispute management. Read this book and learn from one of the best.’ — Victor P. Leginsky, Chartered Arbitrator and Certified Mediator, Arbitralis ADR; ‘At last, a straightforward guide to construction disputes. This book does not try to explain contract law, but instead refreshingly offers practical insight into the world of construction claims, their management and resolution. Examples, war stories and route maps leading to solutions are provided. Wayne’s book should be a valuable addition to anyone’s library.’ — Nicholas Gould, Partner, Fenwick Elliott LLP; ‘Newly qualified project managers and engineers, as well as experienced construction lawyers and claims consultants, will benefit hugely from reading this book. Wayne Clark clearly demonstrates the benefits of seeking sensible, win–win solutions rather than turning to confrontation.’ — Dr Mohammed Abdulla Al-Kuwari, Former Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Qatar Society of Engineers

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Book SynopsisThe Model Regulations cover the classification of dangerous goods and their listing, the use, construction, testing and approval of packagings and portable tanks, and the consignment procedures (marking, labelling, placarding and documentation). They aim at ensuring a high level of safety by preventing accidents to persons and property and damage to the environment during transport and, providing at the same time, a uniform regulatory framework which can be applied worldwide for national or international transport by any mode

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Book SynopsisThe European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) done at Geneva on 26 May 2000 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) has been in force since February 2008. This version has been prepared on the basis of amendments applicable as from 1 January 2019. The Regulations annexed to the ADN contain provisions concerning dangerous substances and articles, their carriage in packages and in bulk on board inland navigation vessels or tank vessels, as well as provisions concerning the construction and operation of such vessels. They also address requirements and procedures for inspections, the issue of certificates of approval, recognition of classification societies, monitoring, and training and examination of experts. They are harmonized to the greatest possible extent with the dangerous goods agreements for other modes of transport.

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Book SynopsisThe European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Regularly amended and updated since its entry into force, it contains the conditions under which dangerous goods may be carried internationally. This version has been prepared on the basis of amendments applicable as from 1 January 2019.

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