THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CARRIERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF INTERNATIONAL RAIL FREIGHT
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CARRIERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF INTERNATIONAL RAIL FREIGHT

Summary/Abstract: The international carriage of goods may have standing to bring the sender, recipient that their rights assign. The action against the carrier is for the one who legitimately possess the transport document. The rule is that the passive subject of legal action is the carrier. In the case of successive carriers, the active subject is entitled to choose between the first carrier (who took possession of the goods), the last carrier (who delivered or had to deliver the goodsor the carrier who performed the carriage during which the event giving rise to the proceedings occurred. In all cases the CIM Uniform Rules are applicable, the liability of the carrier can be employed only under the conditions and limits set by these rules. The carrier who has paid compensation is entitled to recourse against the carriers who participated in the transport.

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