Eritrean Carriage of Goods by Sea Law

The geopolitical location of Eritrea makes it an
important shipping route. Since independence, it has
embarked on a major rehabilitation and expansion of
its transportation network. It has also begun to
reform its legislation on the carriage of goods by
sea in light of its economic interests in shipping,
accommodate the interests of its trading partners,
facilitate operation of the carriage contract, and to
be relevant to the legal implications of ongoing
developments in shipping technology. But thus far,
the reform reflects the British Carriage of Goods by
Sea Act, 1971. This monograph analyses the existing
Eritrean, and the new draft shipping law in light of
other relevant national laws, regional and
international conventions, and jurisprudence, and
sets out detailed recommendations that the emergent
law must accommodate in order to serve its reform
objectives. This work will not be of interest to only
maritime law students, academics and practitioners,
but also to Eritrean law and policy makers, the
international shipping community and, in view of the
quickening pace of African economic integration,
other African states especially those in eastern
Africa.

Autorentext
Berhanykun studied law from 1997 - 2002 at the University of Asmara, Faculty of Law in Eritrea. From 2002 - 2005, he worked at the Ministry of Justice and at the Faculty of Law of the University of Asmara. In 2005, he left Eritrea. In 2006, he obtained his LL.M from Dalhousie Law School, Canada. He now lives and works in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Klappentext
The geopolitical location of Eritrea makes it an important shipping route. Since independence, it has embarked on a major rehabilitation and expansion of its transportation network. It has also begun to reform its legislation on the carriage of goods by sea in light of its economic interests in shipping, accommodate the interests of its trading partners, facilitate operation of the carriage contract, and to be relevant to the legal implications of ongoing developments in shipping technology. But thus far, the reform reflects the British Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1971. This monograph analyses the existing Eritrean, and the new draft shipping law in light of other relevant national laws, regional and international conventions, and jurisprudence, and sets out detailed recommendations that the emergent law must accommodate in order to serve its reform objectives. This work will not be of interest to only maritime law students, academics and practitioners, but also to Eritrean law and policy makers, the international shipping community and, in view of the quickening pace of African economic integration, other African states especially those in eastern Africa.