Međunarodne konvencije i protokoli kao izvori hrvatskog pomorskog prava
International conventions and protocols as sources of Croatian maritime law

Summary/Abstract: The lack of uniformity is a major problem of international maritime law. In this paper the author analyses the level of unification achieved in respect of three important subjects: carriage of goods by sea, limitation of shipownerʼs liability and carriage of passengers by sea. The author points out main obstacles for achieving wider acceptance of maritime conventions and protocols relating to these topics. He also makes some proposals for overcoming and reducing such obstacles. Special attention is devoted to the conventions and protocols ratified by the Republic of Croatia. The author suggests that Croatia should denounce the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Hague Rules 1924) as well as the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, (LLMC 1976) remaining the party only to their respective protocols (Visby Protocol 1968 and SDR Protocol 1979 amending the Hague Rules; 1996 Protocol amending LLMC). He strongly recommends that substantially similar rules of maritime law should be applicable at the international level as well as at the internal level.

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