Multimodal carrier liability in the U.S. and Canada : towards uniformity of applicable rules?
dc.contributor.advisor | Lefebvre, Guy | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Tassel, Yves | |
dc.contributor.author | Katsivela, Maria-Eleftheria | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-06-27T18:02:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-06-27T18:02:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-06 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2003-09 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/umontreal/fullcit?pNQ96359 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1866/2401 | |
dc.format.extent | 19199190 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.subject | Intermodal | fr |
dc.subject | Marchandises | fr |
dc.subject | Pragmatisme | fr |
dc.subject | Justice | fr |
dc.subject | Analyse économique de droit | fr |
dc.subject | Harmonisation | fr |
dc.subject | Codification | fr |
dc.subject | Contractualisme | fr |
dc.subject | Europe | fr |
dc.subject | Goods | en |
dc.subject | Pragmatism | en |
dc.subject | Fairness | en |
dc.subject | Law & Economics | en |
dc.subject | Harmonization | en |
dc.subject | Contactualism | en |
dc.title | Multimodal carrier liability in the U.S. and Canada : towards uniformity of applicable rules? | en |
dc.type | Thèse ou mémoire / Thesis or Dissertation | en |
etd.degree.discipline | Droit | fr |
etd.degree.grantor | Université de Montréal | |
etd.degree.level | Doctorat / Doctoral | |
etd.degree.name | LL. D. | |
dcterms.abstract | From its inception, intermodal transport of goods has served trade, shippers and carriers, radically increasing transactions of goods worldwide. Multimodal carrier liability rules, however, have not evolved with the same rhythm and remain fragmented cross-modally and cross-country. This is also the case of the U.S. and Canada. The need to seek uniformity of applicable rules in these two countries led us to the comparative analysis of unimodal (landocean) rules in these two countries. Guided by past failed initiatives (1980 United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport), the European intermodal reality, transport deregulation, pragmatism, fairness in the relation between the carrier and the shipper and Law & Economics principles, we used harmonization, codification and contractualism in advancing our suggestions on uniform multimodal carrier liability rules. | en |
dcterms.abstract | Dès sa naissance, Ie transport intermodal a servi le commerce, les chargeurs et les transporteurs, augmentant de façon importante le transport des marchandises au niveau mondial. Pourtant, les règles de responsabilité du transporteur multimodal n'ont pas evolué au meme rythme et restent fragmentées à travers les modes et les pays. C'est aussi Ie cas des États-Unis et du Canada. Le besoin de chercher l'uniformité des règles applicables nous a conduit à l'étude comparée des règles unimodales (terrestres-maritimes) dans ces deux pays. Guidés par l'échec des initiatives passées (Convention de Nations Unies sur Ie Transport Multimodal International des Marchandises, 1980), la réalité intermodale europeenne, la déréglementation du transport, Ie pragmatisme, la justice dans Ie rapport entre le transporteur et le chargeur et l'analyse économique de droit, nous avons utilisé l'harmonisation, la codification et le contractualisme en vue d'avancer nos suggestions sur des règles de responsabilité uniformes du transporteur multimodal. | fr |
dcterms.description | "Thèse présentée à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l'obtention du grade de Docteur en Droit (LL.D.) et à la Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Politiques de l'Université de Nantes en vue de l'obtention du grade de Docteur" | en |
dcterms.language | eng | en |
Files in this item
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
This document disseminated on Papyrus is the exclusive property of the copyright holders and is protected by the Copyright Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42). It may be used for fair dealing and non-commercial purposes, for private study or research, criticism and review as provided by law. For any other use, written authorization from the copyright holders is required.