United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea - United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea

…In 1992, Japan ratified the 1979 revised protocol, the Hague Visby Rules, and amended the International Carriage of Goods by Sea Law accordingly. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law has also been active in these fields, and in 1978, the UN Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules) was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Hamburg, and in 1988, the aforementioned Convention on International Bills of Exchange was established. In particular, the Hamburg Rules were established at the strong initiative of developing countries, which viewed the Hague Rules as a legal system favorable to developed countries, and they have forced fundamental changes to the Hague Rules, such as significantly restricting the grounds for exemption from liability that had previously been recognized, expanding the carrier's liability, and raising the liability limit. …

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…日本は，1992年に，1979年の改正議定書Hague Visby Rulesを批准し，それに合わせて〈国際海上物品運送法〉の改正を行っている。なお，これらの分野についても，国連国際商取引法委員会が精力的な活動を続けており，1978年には，〈海上物品運送に関する国連条約U.N.Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea(Hamburg Rules)〉がハンブルクでの外交会議において採択され，88年には前述した国際手形条約が成立している。とくに，ハンブルク･ルールは，ハーグ･ルールを先進国に有利な法システムとみる発展途上国の強いイニシアティブによって制定されたこともあって，従来認められてきた免責事由を大幅に制限して運送人の責任を拡大し，責任限度額を引き上げるなど，ハーグ･ルールに根本的な変革を迫るものとなっている。…

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