United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
Signatories (red) and Ratifications (green)
Drafted
11 December 2008
Signed
23 September 2009
Location
Rotterdam and New York
Effective
(not yet in force)
Condition
Ratification by 20 states
Signatories
25
Ratifiers
5 (Republic of the Congo, Spain, Togo, Cameroon and Benin)
Depositary
UN Secretary-General
Languages
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
Admiralty law
History
Code of Hammurabi
Corpus Juris Civilis
Digesta
Ordinamenta et consuetudo maris
Amalfian Laws
Hanseatic League
Features
Fishing
Illegal
Fisheries law
Maritime transport
Shipping/Ferry
Cargo
Freight
Shipbuilding
Merchant marine
Cargo ship
Passenger ship
Mortgage
Registration
Marine insurance
Act of God
Cargo
Collision
General average
Seaworthiness
Total loss
Maritime security
Letter of marque
Drugs
Piracy
Pollution
Smuggling
Wartime prizes
Contract of carriage/Charterparty
Affreightment
Agency
Barratry
Bill of lading
Brokerage
Chartering
Consignment
Demurrage
Force majeure
Invoice
Commercial
Pro forma
Laytime
Lien
Maritime
Manifest
Packing list
Proof of delivery
Salvage
Law
Terms
International
Waybill
Parties
Agent
Factor
Freight forwarder
Captain (Master)
The captain goes down with the ship
Carrier
Charterer
Freight company
Manager
Consignee
Consignor
Principal
Owner
Seaman
Mutiny
Stevedore
Judiciaries
Admiralty court
Vice admiralty court
International conventions
Hague-Visby Rules
Hamburg Rules
Rotterdam Rules
Maritime Labour Convention
International Convention on Salvage
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
International piracy law
SOLAS Convention
MARPOL Convention
Ballast Water Management Convention
Anti-fouling Convention
International Convention on Load Lines
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
SAR Convention
Athens Convention
International organizations
International Maritime Organization
Comité Maritime International
London Maritime Arbitrators Association
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The "Rotterdam Rules" (formally, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea) is a treaty proposing new international rules to revise the legal framework for maritime affreightment and carriage of goods by sea. The Rules primarily address the legal relationship between carriers and cargo-owners.
The aim of the convention is to extend and modernize existing international rules and achieve uniformity of International trade law in the field of maritime carriage, updating or replacing many provisions in the Hague Rules, Hague-Visby Rules and Hamburg Rules.[1][2] The convention establishes a comprehensive, uniform legal regime governing the rights and obligations of shippers, carriers and consignees under a contract for door-to-door shipments that involve international sea transport.[1]
Although the final text was greeted with much enthusiasm, a decade later, little has happened. As of December 2019, the rules are not yet in force as they have been ratified by only five states, four of which are minor West African states which possess relatively little global influence. The Rotterdam Rules are extensive, with nearly ten times as many Articles as existing "tackle-to-tackle only" Rules. Although some have argued that the new Rules have flaws,[3] the Hague-Visby Rules which dominate the sector are insufficient for modern multimodal transport. One possible way forward might be the interim adoption of a "Rotterdam-Lite Convention".
^ ab"2008 – United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea – the 'Rotterdam Rules'". U.N. Commission on International Trade Law. UNCITRAL.org. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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