European Sustainable Carriage of Goods - The Role of Contract Law

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Ellen Eftestøl-Wilhelmsson is an Associate Professor in Law at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo, Norway and a Docent of Civil Law and Research Manager for the InterTran research group at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland. Klappentext This work discusses the rapidly developing European transport policy on sustainable freight and the connected efforts initiated by the European Commission (EC) on greening transport by the means of contract law. Zusammenfassung This work discusses the rapidly developing European transport policy on sustainable freight and the connected efforts initiated by the European Commission (EC) on greening transport by the means of contract law. Inhaltsverzeichnis I Introduction 1 What this Book is All About 2 The Present Legal Context 3 EU competence in the area of international transport II The Common Transport Policy 4 The Aim of Sustainable Transport 5 The Call for a European Liability Framework for Multimodal Contracts of Carriage 6 The Main Legal Obstacles to a European Framework 7 Does a harmonised legal regime really enhance multimodal carriage? III Contract Law as a Tool to Promote Sustainable Carriage of Goods 8 Integration of Sustainability in EU Contract Law 9 The role of the Freight Integrator 10 Conclusion

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• Authors: Ellen Eftestl-Wilhelmsson, Ellen (University of Helsinki Eftestl-Wilhelmsson, Ellen Eftestøl-Wilhelmsson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138614420
• ISBN: 978-1-138-61442-0
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: IMLI Studies in International Maritime Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; LAW / General, LAW / Environmental, LAW / Maritime, LAW / Contracts, contract law, Environmental law, Law of the Sea, EU (European Union), Environment law, International law, transport and commerce: maritime law, International maritime law, transport law, Public international law: law of the sea