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Transport Laws of the World, Volume I. Volume II projected. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc.; Rome: UNIDROIT (The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law), 1977. $75.00 per volume.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

Joseph C. Sweeney
Joseph C. Sweeney*
Affiliation:
Fordham University School of Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , January 1980 , pp. 239 - 240
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1980

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References

1 See, e.g., United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Register of Texts of Conventions and Other Instruments Concerning International Trade Law, 2 vols. (1971); Singh, N., International Conventions of Merchant Shipping (8 British Shipping Laws Series 1963)Google Scholar; Lowenfeld, A., Documentary Supplement to Text on Aviation Law (1973)Google Scholar.

2 A major change in the allocation of risks between shipper and carrier was accomplished in the Hamburg Rules of 1978. See 17 ILM 608 (1978). A diplomatic conference under the auspices of UNCTAD was held in Geneva in November 1979, to deal with the subject of multimodal shipping, encompassing rail, road, air, and sea transport. The draft convention document is UN Doc. TD/B/AC.15(VI)/WG/L.1/Add.1 (March 8, 1979).