harter act

Harter Act. Maritime law. An 1893 federal statute regulating a carrier’s liability for the loss or damage of ocean cargo shipped under bills of lading. 46 USCA app. §§ 190–196. • The Act was the primary model for the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, which has largely superseded it in practice. See CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT. [Cases: Shipping 103. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 232–242.]

“[T]he Harter Act [was] the world’s first legislative attempt to allocate the risk of loss in ocean transportation between carrier and cargo interests.” Michael F. Sturley, Changing Liability Rules and Marine Insurance, 24 J. Mar. L. & Com. 119, 119 (1993).

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译者Lynn，毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与涉及美国证券法的诉讼和调查（包括告密者调查）相关的法律文件。