Many States (including the UK) have enacted legislation incorporating the Hague-Visby Rules into their national sea carriage of goods law. Where no such national legislation applies, and there is no legislation making the Hague Rules or Hamburg Rules apply, the Hague-Visby Rules may still be made applicable by the shipowner inserting appropriate words into the Clause Paramount in the contract of carriage.
How are the Hague- Visby Rules made applicable to carriage of goods contracts?
