Danubius International Conferences, 5th International Conference The Danube - Axis of European Identity

The Basis of Civil Liability of the Danubian Carrier

Ion Iorga, Mirela Costache
Last modified: 2015-06-08

Abstract

This study continues the author's concerns towards the river transport, with emphasis on the obligation of the carrier's liability and the nature of incident liability. Based on the analysis of domestic and international regulations in the matter of the contract of carriage of goods by inland waterways, this article examines the legal regime applicable to the liability of the goods carrier on the Danube and, predominantly, creating a point of view on the basis of liability of the legal liability of the Danubian carrier. The article used as a research method the analysis of these incident legal texts, with  the interpretation of the grounds for exempting the Danubian carrier's liability.