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Conventions on Commercial Maritime Law

International Convention on Arrest of Ships

1999

 


International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages

1993

United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships

1986

 


United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods

1980

United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules)

1978
 

United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences
(see also: Guidelines)

1974

Please note that the official status of UN Conventions is updated regularly, based on information on the UN Treaty website.
Last updated: 27 August 2008

 

Non-mandatory rules

UNCTAD/ICC Rules for Multimodal Transport Documents


UNCTAD Model Clauses on Marine Hull and Cargo Insurance

1989
TD/B/C.4/
ISL/50/Rev.1

UNCTAD Minimum Standard for Shipping Agents

07/09/1988
UNCTAD/ST/
SHIP/13

 

Guidelines towards the application of the Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conference

1986
UNCTAD/ST/
SHIP/1
 
 

 

 

Reports and Documents

Maritime Security: ISPS Implementation, Costs and Related Financing

14/03/07, 51 Pages, 1.1 Mb
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/2007/1

Carriage of Goods by Air: A Guide to the International Legal Framework

27/06/06, 77 Pages
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/2006/1

Carrier Liability and Freedom of Contract under the UNCITRAL Draft Instrument on the Carriage of Goods [Wholly or Partly] [ By Sea] , Note by the UNCTAD secretariat

24/11/04, 16 Pages, 50 Kb
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/2004/2

Container Security: Major initiatives and related international developments 

26/02/04, 48 Pages, 183 Kb
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/2004/1

The use of transport documents in international trade

26/11/03, 42 Pages, 132 Kb
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/2003/3

Multimodal Transport: The feasibility of an international legal instrument

13/01/03, 36 Pages, 446 Kb
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/2003/1

Commentary by the UNCTAD Secretariat on Draft Instrument on Transport Law

13/03/2002
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/4

Electronic Commerce and International Transport Services

31/07/2001
TD/B/COM.3/
EM.12/2

Implementation of Multimodal Transport Rules - Comparative Table

19/10/2001
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/2/Add.1

Implementation of Multimodal Transport Rules

27/06/2001
UNCTAD/SDTE/
TLB/2

Report of the United Nations/International Maritime Organization Diplomatic Conference on Arrest of Ships

19/07/1999
A/CONF.188/5

Legal Aspects of International Trade

1999
UNCTAD/SDTE/
BFB/2

General Average - Reform of the System

09/03/1995
UNCTAD/SDD/
LEG/3

General Average - The Place of General Average in Marine Insurance Today

08/03/1994
UNCTAD/SDD/
LEG/1

General Average - A Preliminary Review

19/08/1991
TD/B/C.4/
ISL/58

Report of the United Nations/International Maritime Organization Conference of Plenipotentiaries on a Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages

21/07/1993
A/CONF.162/8

The Economic and Commercial Implications of the entry into force of the Hamburg Rules and the Multimodal Transport Convention

1991
TD/B/C.4/
315/Rev.1

Charter Parties - A Comparative Analysis

27/06/1990
TD/B/C.4/
ISL/55

Review and Analysis of Possible Measures to Minimize the Occurence of Maritime Fraud and Piracy

21/09/1983
TD/B/C.4/
AC.4/2

Legal and Documentary Aspects of the Marine Insurance Contract

1982
TD/B/C.4/
ISL/27/Rev.1

 

 

 




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