<ul>
	<li>Offers an in-depth analysis of the use and operation of bills of lading and related documents (such as sea waybills and delivery orders)</li>
	<li>Discusses the nature of a bill of lading, both as a receipt and as a contractual document</li>
	<li>Explains the roles of each party to the bill of lading contract</li>
	<li>Covers the contractual effects that follow a transfer of a bill of lading</li>
	<li>Examines bills of lading as documents of title</li>
	<li>Explains how and when third parties can be affected by bills of lading</li>
	<li>Analyses the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules for the international carriage of goods by sea in detail</li>
	<li>Offers commentary on the Rotterdam Rules</li>
	<li>Includes a new chapter on the Hamburg Rules</li>
</ul>
