The Resolution To The Conflicts Between The Rotterdam Rules And Other Conventions On Carriage Of Goods

The Rotterdam Rules is the crystallization of ten-years hard work of the international society and it is a synthesized, modern and advanced international convention. Unifying the legal regime of international multi-modal carriage of goods through such a convention is undoubtedly a worthy goal. But at the same time, a new international convention maybe conflict with the conventions in force, and therefore the new convention should try the best to prevent and resolve such conflicts, strengthening the unification, not increasing conflicts.This thesis mainly studies how to prevent and resolve the conflicts between the Rotterdam Rules and other conventions on carriage of goods. The Introduction briefly discusses the backgrounds, research status and the purpose of this thesis. Chapter1introduces the basic theory of conflicts between international treaties, including the meaning, classification, causes and resolutions, providing theoretical support for the thesis. Chapter2deals with the methods of preventing and resolving the conflicts between the Rotterdam Rules and other maritime conventions, and by focusing on Article89of the Rotterdam Rules, illustrates the mechanism of resolution to the conflicts between the Rotterdam Rules and other maritime conventions. Chapter3deals with the methods of preventing and resolving the conflicts between the Rotterdam Rules and non-maritime conventions, where the thesis discusses in detail Article26, Article82and Article4which mainly resolve such conflicts and the relationship between Article26and Article82.In the last Conclusion Chapter, the author draws conclusions on the success and failure in resolving the conflicts between the Rotterdam Rules and other conventions on carriage of goods, briefly discusses what we can learn from the resolution adopted by the Rotterdam Rules in dealing with the conflicts between international treaties.