Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a very interesting developments on various issues of international transport law. I could not at the same time take the opportunity to share their impressions 🙂
Idit Konferencja
On Thursday, once again realized, how the internet can make life easier in every aspect. This time, he allowed the French Institute of International Transport Law (IDIT) organizing an academic conference devoted to the dematerialisation of documents for transport. The conference program was very interesting and included questions e-freight documents in a variety of modes of transport. Most of the speakers made speeches in Rouen, where is the headquarters of the Institute of, but few of them talks – as befits an e-conference – were uttered in other cities. Recorded live track can be on the Internet.
Dead CMR protocol to the Convention
I personally most interested in the issue e-waybill CMR Convention, especially in the context of last year's entry into force of the Protocol to the Convention dedicated to this issue. Unfortunately, the words of Professor. Putzeysa the University Lovain – one of the authors of the protocol developers – the result, protocol that is now basically dead, and the institution of electronic waybills in practice is not used. The Professor. Smeel of the Erasmus University of Rotterdam drew attention to the obscure issue of protocol to the transport, where he currently valid only in a few countries. The protocol itself does not offer guidance, whether it is necessary, It would force the country, both in loading and unloading, country, whose law is applicable for a given ratio, or in any of these. Without a doubt, the act of this issue in the future can lead to many disputes.
Other modes of transport
The statements of other participants could be deduced, that the process of dematerialisation of transport documents is the most advanced rail transport. Maritime transport has already developed a very modern indeed the Rotterdam Rules (Rotterdam Rules), but until now they have not come into force due to too few countries, that have ratified this state and probably will not change anytime soon.
Lecture by Dr.. Wesolowski
The last I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Dr.. Krzysztof Wesolowski – one of the best specialists in Poland, national and international transport law and the author of the only Polish commentary to the CMR Convention. The lecture was devoted to the investigation of claims based on the provisions of the CMR Convention.
During the lecture discusses the most important, and the most contentious aspects of the implementation of claims for damage in transit. Of particular interest was the discussion of the views of Dr.. Wesolowski on the question of the legitimacy of the claims on the basis of the CMR Convention, which is somewhat evolved since the last edition of his commentary. Fortunately, the change of views relate more to justify his position than the same conclusions – Dr. Wesolowski still believes, that the legitimacy associated with the right to dispose of the delivery. It is hoped, ideas that will be modified in the near future published, it can have a positive impact on the law, especially that the person with the most views agree 🙂
In sum – in terms of scientific inspiration week I find extremely successful 🙂
