Riabikin D. Sea carrier's liability under the agreement on international maritime cargo transportation.

The thesis is focused on theoretical and practical analysis of the carrier's liability under the agreement on international maritime cargo transportation. In this paper the author has specifically emphasized identification of the character of the carrier's liability and grounds to be held liable as well as analysis of the special rules governing the limitation of sea carrier's liability and discharging carrier of the liability. The other core findings of the research focuses on genesis of the international regimes governing the carrier's liability as well as on the role of the international organisations in the process of unification of the rules on sea carrier's liability. The study carried out a comprehensive legal analysis of private international maritime law governing sea carrier's liability, in particular, the Hague (the Hague-Visby), the Hamburg and the Rotterdam Rules in context of necessity of reformation and progressive development of Ukrainian legislation in the sphere of merchant shipping and understanding of the necessity for Ukraine to accede to the Rotterdam Rules since the Rotterdam Rules today is the most advanced regime governing liability of the carrier under the agreement on international maritime cargo transportation.