United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods and the PTA and SADCC States

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Title:	United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods and the PTA and SADCC States
Author:	Mhone, Kandako
Year:	1989
Periodical:	Lesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development (ISSN 0255-6472)
Volume:	5
Issue:	1
Pages:	127-137
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	East Africa Southern Africa
Subjects:	international agreements goods transport law Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods (1980) Preferential Trade Area of Eastern and Southern African States Southern African Development Coordination Conference
Abstract:	The Convention on the Liability of Terminal Operators is not very helpful to landlocked countries such as Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, because it tries to solve problems of countries which have a coastline. For countries which are landlocked, it is important that they accede to the United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods. The author outlines the provisions and scope of application of this Convention and notes that under the terms of this Convention, the operator remains liable throughout the various modes of transport until delivery of the goods has taken place. In addition, this Convention strikes the balance regarding all the legal regimes and therefore easily fosters regional integration. In this regard, the author urges the PTA States, as well as the SADCC countries, to consider its adoption. To date, only Malawi has done so.