Rational Consideration on the Exception of Nautical Fault in the Carriage of Goods By Sea
Abstract
From the earliest domestic act which was called Harter Act in U.S.A , the Exception of Nautical Fault in the Carrier’ Liability Rule in the Carriage of Goods By Sea could be also found in the Visby Rules and Hague Rules and in Chinese Maritime Law which was established according to the Hague-Visby Rules . All above of them narrated the Exception of Nautical Fault clause generally and particularly . However , the Hamburg Rule and United Nations Convention On the Carriage of Goods By Sea (Hereafter cited as UNCOGSA) established in U.S.A amended the special clause , indicated an inevitable tendency the carrier’s liability . Abolish or reserve , we shall need to consider the topic with multiple facts rationally.
Key Words: Exception of Nautical Fault Act History Rational Effectiveness Reservation
