أسباب إعفاء الناقل البحري للبضائع من المسؤولية في القانون الإماراتي و قواعد روتردام

Abstract EN

The liability exemptions are among the most important guarantees available to the maritime carrier as it assures the best performance of the contract.

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea 2008 (the “Rotterdam Rules”) exonerates the carrier from liability partially or fully if he proves the existence of one or more damage, in case where he is unable to refute the fault presumption by proving the existence of his personal fault or the fault of persons specified in article 18.

The Rotterdam Rules regime, therefore, combines the rules established by the Brussels Convention and the Hamburg Convention.

This work aims to present the novelties in Rotterdam Rules for it is the latest international convention governing the maritime carrier liability, in order to adapt the UAE Maritime Law to modern domestic laws regarding exemptions available to the maritime carrier.