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Aviation Law of Cargo

Air Cargo Claims, Time Limits & Rules

Air Rage and Flight Health - air rage programs & news

Aviation Loss Search Engine

History of Int'l Air Treaties - The White House Review for The Montreal Convention

Professor Tetley's Glossary of International Conventions & National Laws

The Warsaw Convention-System Overview - Int'l cargo loss & damage rules - cargo & personal injury

The Warsaw Convention - the treaty text

Hague Protocol of 1955 - adopted by U.S. as part of Montreal Protocol IV

Guadalajara Convention - 1961 - not U.S. ratified

Guatemala City Protocol - 1971 - not U.S. ratified

Montreal Protocol No. 1 - 1975 - not U.S. ratified

Montreal Protocol No. 2 - 1975 - not U.S. ratified

Montreal Protocol No. 3 - 1975 - not U.S. ratified

Montreal Protocol No. 4 - 1975 - U.S. ratified, 29 Sept. 1998 - U.S. law as of 4 March, 1999 - Now U.S. Law

Full Review of The New Treaty By The Countryman & McDaniel Firm

Presentation By Michael S. McDaniel, Esq. to Air Cargo Americas Congress at Miami

Montreal Protocol 4 - a Countryman & McDaniel Study Guide to the new U.S. law

The Case of Tai Ping Vs. Northwest Airlines - commercial reality gone wild

Comments By Peter Jones, Esq. - Editor, Forwarders Legal Guide

Schedule of Countries Which Have Adopted MP4 - from Countryman & McDaniel

Schedule of Countries Which Have Adopted MP4 -- from IATA -- click on "Montreal Protocol" link in text to download PDF file

Montreal Convention of 1999

Presentation of The Proposed New Treaty - Rotterdam - Sept. 2000

Approval of The Convention By President Clinton - with full background from 1929

History of Int'l Air Treaties

List of Signatories to International Treaties and Conventions -- download the PDF file here

Special Drawing Rights

Explanation of Special Drawing Rights -- from the Int'l Monetary Fund

Chart of SDRs per Currency Unit -- for past 5 days

SDR Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator

Convert SDR into Gold Value - damage calculator for non-MP4 countries

Indirect Air Carrier Cargo Security Regulations

By Country

EU Intermodal Law Site

EU Air Law

German Transport Law Society

German Air Law

Republic of China (Taiwan) - terms & conditions of carriage

U.S. Airport Security Regulations - FAA regs

U.S. Hazardous Materials

Office Of Hazardous Materials Safety - U.S. Dept. of Transportation

Transport Canada On Dangerous Goods -- CANUTEC

The Freight Detective Haz Mat Center - the main area

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Regulations - current index

List of All Files In FAA Library

FAR Part 61 - Pilot Certification

FAR Part 91 - General Operating and Flight Rules

Fed World Search Engine --Search 30 million gov't web pages

The Legal Studies In Aviation

The Freight Detective Transport Terminology Center

The Freight Detective General Law Research Center - do legal research like a pro !

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Maritime Law of Cargo

>> The U.S. Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act [Title 46 U.S.C.] - current U.S. Law - COGSA

Bills of Lading From Our Past - the historic gallery & modern lessons to be learned

Freight Forwarders (Non NVOCC) Not Liable For Cargo Damage Under U.S. Law

International Vessel Casualties & Pirates Database - The Forces of Pirates & Weather on Seaborne Commerce

Maritime Law By Nation

Ocean Cargo Claims, Time Limits & Rules

Ocean Shipping: Technology & The Law

Survey of Cargo Damage Coventions For Various Nations - Int'l Damage Limits - Prof. Tetley

Professor Tetley's Maritime Law Glossary

Professor Tetley's Maritime Law Site

Professor Tetley's Glossary of International Conventions & National Laws

Regulation Vs. Deregulation

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Regulations

FMC Directory of Carriers & NVOCCs

U.S. Transportation Institute

U.S. Transportation Institute Pending Legislative Matters

U.S. Transportation Institute Pending Regulatory Matters

The U.S. Shipping Act

The U.S. Shipping Act Of 1984 - carrier & NVOCC regs of the U.S. until May, 1999

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act Of 1998 - U.S. law as of May 1999

Ocean Shipping Reform Act Showing Changes From Prior Law

The Jones Act

History of The Jones Act

The Jones Act - Fact & Fiction

The Jones Act- The Merchant Marine Act of 1920

Understanding The Jones Act - a The Cargo Letter reference

Jones Act Reform Updates

U.S. Cargo Liability Rules - shipment to & from U.S. - COGSA

The U.S. Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act [Title 46 U.S.C.] - current U.S. Law - COGSA

Proposed Carriage of Goods By Sea Act of 1998 (2001)- pending before U.S. Congress - 6th Revision, Sept. '99

Study Guide >> Presentation By Michael S. McDaniel, Esq, of Practical Changes In Proposed New COGSA - at Sydney

U.S. Senate, Sept. 1999 Draft

Comparison of Hague-Visby Rules To "New COGSA"

Comments of Prof. Tetley regarding proposed "COGSA 1998" - with which The Cargo Letter disagrees in part

Why FIATA Should Support The Proposed U.S. COGSA

2001 CMI/UNCITRAL Draft

Tetley's Comments on 2001 CMI/UNCITRAL Draft

UNCTAD Commentary on 2001 CMI/UNCITRAL Draft

Professor Tetley's Maritime Law Site

COGSA of Other Nations

Maritime Law By Nation

Australia Marine Liability Rules

Canadian COGSA Overview

English COGSA of 1971

New Zealand Maritime Law

South African Carriage of Goods By Sea Act - South African COGSA

Thailand Carriage of Goods By Sea Act - Thai COGSA

United Nations COGSA of 1978 - the Hamburg Rules

Survey of Cargo Damage Conventions For Various Nations - Int'l Damage Limits - Prof. Tetley

Survey of Cargo Damage Conventions For Various Nations - Geo. F. Chandler III

Norfolk Southern Railroad v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. - Supreme Court opinion

Signatories to UNCITRAL Conventions and Model Laws

The Hague-Visby Rules - as Amended by the Brussels Protocol of 1968

The Hamburg Rules - United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea

Summary of Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002

The York - Antwerp Rules 1994 - general average

The York - Antwerp Rules 1974 - general average

Photo Gallery of Cargo Loss

The Freight Detective Transport Terminology Center

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 Maritime Law Sites

Admiralty Law Associations & Firms

Admiralty & Maritime Law Guide

Admiralty & Maritime Law Guide & Databases

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Maritime Law By Nation

Australia Marine Liability Rules

British Maritime Law Association

Canadian Maritime Law Association

China Maritime Law Association

German Transport Law Society

German Air Law

Hong Kong Maritime Law Association

India Maritime Law

New Zealand Maritime Law

Nigerian Maritime Directory

Maritime Law Association of South Africa

University of Cape Town - Marine & Shipping Law with South African focus.

International Commercial Law - issues concerning int'l l trade, sale of goods, transport, payment, insurance, alternative dispute resolution procedures, & other aviation and maritime law issues.

EU Intermodal Law Site

Georgetown Maritime Law Library

Inland Waterway Maritime Law of The U.S.

Institute of Maritime Law - University of Southampton. Collection of links - UK & EU law

Internet Transportation & Admiraly Law

University of Nantes - Maritime & Oceanic Law Center (in French)

LawMoose Laws of All Nations

Law of the Sea and Ocean Affairs

Law of the Sea

Legal Research On-Line

Marine Insurance Seminar - Houston- nonprofit

Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLA)

MegaLaw Admiralty & Maritime Law

Photo Gallery of Ocean Cargo Loss

Origins of The Famous "Himalaya Clause" -- Scroll down to "Himalaya Clause Revisited" to download Prof. Tetley's article in PDF

Society of Maritime Arbitrators

Tulane Maritime Law Journal

Tulane Maritime Law Center -- links and reference library

UNCITRAL - useful information regarding the work of the U.N. on International Trade Law.

UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

United Nations Oceans & Law of the Sea

Vessel Arrests & Seizures

The Freight Detective Electronic Commerce Center

The Freight Detective General Law Research Center - do legal research like a pro!

The Freight Detective Cargo Loss Prevention Guide

The Freight Detective Cargo Loss Prevention Resource Center

The Freight Detective Haz Mat & Safety Center

The Freight Detective Cargo Loss & Disaster Center - photos, movies & histories

The Freight Detective Intelligence Service

The Freight Detective Transport Terminology Center

The Freight Detective's United States Customs Resource Center - includes world customs by nation

U.K. - House of Lords Judicial

U.S. House of Representatives Library

Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading - UCC 7

 
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Customs Laws

The Freight Detective U.S. & Int'l Customs Resource Center - includes Broker Compliance - includes world customs

U.S. Customs Regulations

Encryption Regulations - U.S. Export controls

Title 19, U.S. Code

Title 19, Code Of Federal Regulations

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Legal Precedent Retrieval System

Embassies - the Int'l guide

Embassy Page

EU Intermodal Law Site

Int'l Convention on Simplification & Harmonization of Customs - world customs organizatioins

Int'l Trade Law on the Net

National Law Center For Inter-American Free Trade

International Customs Laws - Also See: Our World Customs Resource Center

United Nations Commission On Trade Law

U.S. Export Administration Regulations

U.S. Documents Required At Destination - by country of import (U.S. Dept. of State)

Encryption Regulations - U.S. Export controls

Safeguarding American Jobs Central - U.S. Import Administration

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of The United States

The Freight Detective Electronic Commerce Center

The Freight Detective General Law Research Center - do legal research like a pro!

The Freight Detective Transport Terminology Center

The Freight Detective U.S. Export Center

The Freight Detective's United States & International Customs Resource Center - the customs laws of many nations

U.S. Food & Drug Administration

FDA Index

U.S. Court of International Trade

U.S. Government Info Locator

Gateway To World Governments

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Inland Rail & Motor Law

EU Intermodal Law Site

Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading - UCC 7

ISO 9002 Scheme For Road Haulage Certification

Roadway Express Guide To (Its) Motor Freight Liability

U.S. Rail - Title 45 U.S. Code

U.S. Surface Transportation Board

Interstate Transportation - Title 49 U.S. Code

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Rules & Regulations

National Transportation Library - Rail Law & Regulations

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Marine Cargo Insurance

A Brief History of Marine Insurance

Basics of Marine Cargo Insurance -- from EGL

British Marine Insurance Act of 1906

Institute Marine Cargo Clauses (London 1982)

Institute Cargo Clauses - A - "All Risks"

Institute Cargo Clauses - B - "intermediate cover"

Institute Cargo Clauses - C - "minimum cover" (min cover that is required by INCOTERMS CIF & CIP (A3b) if nothing else is agreed)

Institute Cargo clauses A, B & C - What They Mean

Institute War Clauses (Cargo)

Institute Strikes Clauses (Cargo)

UNCTAD Model Clauses on Marine Cargo Insurance (Geneva, 1987)

Inland Marine Insurance - an explanation

Insurance Terms Glossary -- from GEICO

Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame

Insurance Translation Services

Marine Cargo Policy Forms - samples to download

Recent Marine Insurance Cases

Glossary of Risk Management and Insurance Terminology

For the Truly Dedicated: Order the 8-Volume Tome "The History of Insurance" Here

Photo Gallery of Cargo Loss

The Freight Detective Cargo Loss Prevention Center - marine insurance terms & tools

The Freight Detective General Law Research Center - do legal research like a pro !

The Freight Detective Transport Terminology Center

Uberrima Fides - the prime directive

New York Marine v. Tradeline -- U.S. Court of Appeal decision
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U.S. Code Of Federal Regulations

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations - searchable
On CD-ROM - for pay service

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Treaties & International Conventions

American Society of International Laws

Caribbean Community & Common Markets

Embassies - the Int'l guide

European Union Data Protection Directive of 1998 - full text of Directive No. 95/46/EC

European Union Data Protection Directive of 2002 - full text of Directive No. 2002/58/EC

Guide To Use of The EU Directive

U.S. Dept. of Commerce Safe Harbor Principles - response to E.U. Privacy Directive of 1998

E.U. Response To Official U.S. Questions

Incoterms

Incoterms

Incoterms Basics

Incoterms 2000

International Conventions - which countries have ratified

Int'l Trade Law on the Net

LawMoose Laws of All Nations

Mercosur/Mercosul

GATT

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

NAFTA Docs

NAFTA Related U.S. Customs Rulings

NAFTA Net

NAFTA Overview

System of Central American Integration

Trade Agreements & Tariffs

Treaties & International Law

Gateway To World Governments

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Litigation Center

Alternatives To Letter Of Credit Disputes

The American Arbitration Association

Los Angeles Superior Court

California Court Forms

PACER - Service Center of the U.S. Federal Courts

The Freight Detective General Law Research Center - do legal research like a pro

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Freight Forwarder-Customs Broker Terms & Conditions of Service

The House Bill of Lading -- NVOCC
The House Bill of Lading - not necessarily adopted

Characteristics of The House Bill

House Bill of Lading - Part 1

House Bill of Lading - Part 2

House Bill of Lading - Part 3

Freight Forwarder Legal Guide

Guide To BIFA Terms & Conditions of Service - applicable to forwarder services in the U.K.

BIFA Terms & Conditions

British International Freight Association website

United States Law For Non Carrier Freight Forwarders & Brokers - those who arrange services - "Travel Agent"

Freight Forwarder Is Just A Travel Agent

Freight Forwarders (Non NVOCC) Not Liable For Cargo Damage Under U.S. Law

Standard Trading Conditions of the United States - "Terms & Conditions of Service"

Applicable to all U.S. Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers

Understanding & Using "Terms & Conditions of Service"

Example of "Travel Agent" connection To Freight - a pictorial

Hong Kong Air Freight Forwarders Assn. Standard Trading Conditions

Australian Freight Forwarders Standard Trading Conditions

Republic of China (R.O.C.) Airfreight Forwarders Standard Trading Conditions

Legal Guide To Freight Forwarding In France

Legal Guide To Freight Forwarding In Germany

Nordic Freight Forwarders Association

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 Letters Of Credit

Frequently Asked Questions About Letters Of Credit

Controlling The Letter of Credit Transaction

Incoterms

Incoterms Basics

Incoterms 2000

Letter of Credit Q & A

Letter of Credit Form

The Paperless Letter of Credit

Types Of Letters Of Credit

Import/Export Methods of Payment Chart

The Freight Detective Logistics Short Course - The Logistics Chain

Project Bolero

Project Bolero

Biggest Change Since Containerization

Bolero's Impact On Fraud

U.S. Credit Laws

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