Throughout the course of the text, the authors examine a number of contemporary issues and debates including:

• Conflict of laws
• Clauses on arbitration, jurisdiction and adjudication
• The incorporation of charterparty terms into bills of lading
• Carriers' liability for the inclusion of misleading statements in cargo documents
• Delivery without presentation of a transport document
• Security interests in goods under transport
• The law applicable to multimodal carriage

This is an essential text for all those involved in the research and practice of international trade and the carriage of goods by sea.