ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the initial parties to the contract. It deals with the position of the consignee. The chapter discusses the right of disposal and the right of suit. It covers the liability of the carrier's servants, agents and subcontractors under a contract of carriage. Every contract of carriage has at least two parties. One of these parties is the carrier; the other is the shipper, the consignor or the sender, depending on the means of transportation and the applicable convention. They are the initial parties to the contract. The consignee is the person to whom the goods must be delivered at their destination. The carriage of goods from one place to another is often governed by more than one contract, especially when more than one means of transportation is involved.
