ABSTRACT
Carriage of goods by sea may fit into a commercial law course in a number of different ways. It may be studied as a component standing on its own. It may also be studied as part of the study of the whole topic of carriage of goods, including carriage by land and by air. It may also be studied alongside the law relating to international sales. Although carriage of goods by sea and international sales are separate subjects and can be studied separately, they have a major practical overlap in that the reason for making most contracts of carriage of goods by sea is in order to perform an international sale contract. If you are studying a commercial law course, which includes international sales but does not include carriage of goods by sea, you may find it helpful, nevertheless, to read this part as it will help you to understand what the seller and buyer are doing in order to perform the contract of sale. In the present work, we have decided to concentrate on carriage of goods by sea and international sales as the most interesting and commonly taught elements.
