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II. Uniform Substantive Laws
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Volume III: Private International Law | Chapter 25 (1996): Transport by Rail and by Road

Completed January 1994

Malcolm Clarke

A. Carriage by Road

i. Application of the Conventions

23. CMR. – Regular international carriage of goods by road on a large scale and over great distances is a relatively recent feature of international commerce; and it is a dictate of geography and of history that such carriage is most prominent in the more developed regions of the world.

In europe and the near east, international carriage of goods by road…

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Malcolm Clarke, “II. Uniform Substantive Laws”, in: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-4021_IECO_COM_032502>
First published online: 2018



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