Legal Obligation And Pleas On Problems Of Delivery Of Goods Without Original Bill Of Lading

Whether goods can be delivered without presentation of original bill of lading is always a hot issue nowadays. The development of the ship technology shortens the time of international shipping voyage, while the slow travel of the bill of lading happens to be the holdback in the sea transportation. In order to protect his interests, the carrier often passes the goods to the one without presentation of the original bill of lading. In this situation, what kind of responsibility should the carrier hold? What is the function of the bill of lading? Is there any situation that the carrier is free from his responsibility? People have different opinion toward these problems.This dissertation shall be carried out as follows:(â…°) to make a basic interpretation of the bill of lading;(â…±) to discuss about the kind of the responsibility that the carrier should take;(â…²) to make an analysis of the pleas made by the defendants, and(â…³) to give some personal suggestions for the solution of the issue of deliver goods without presentation of original bill of lading.