1 The History of the Rotterdam Rules&Francesco Berlingieri 1
2 General Principles of Transport Law and the Rotterdam Rules&Michael F.Sturley 63
3 The Scope of Application of the Rotterdam Rules and Freedomof Contract&Samim Unan*87+ 87
4 Extended Scope of the Rotterdam Rules: Maritime Plusand Conict of the Extension with the Extensions of OtherTransport Law Conventions&Meltem Deniz Guner-Ozbek 107
5 Obligations and Liabilities of the Carrier&M.Fehmi Ulgener 139
6 Construction Problems in the Rotterdam Rules Regardingthe Identity of the Carrier&Kerim Atamer and Cuneyt Siizel 155
7 Compensation for Damage&Anders M？llmann 201
8 Obligations and Liabilities of the Shipper&Tomotaka Fujita 211
9 Transport Documents in the Light of the Rotterdam Rules&Hakan Karan 229
10 Rights of the Controlling Party&Gertjan van der Ziel 249
11 Jurisdiction and Arbitration Under the Rotterdam Rules&Zeynep Derya Tarman 265