The book will answer and clarify why are Rotterdam rules considered the most advanced rules to regulate the carriage of goods by sea, and reasons behind the view of the necessity to replace Hague-Visby rules and Hamburg rules. This book considers a great advantage to people working in international law, maritime and shipping law for the straight forward legal information avoiding the usual verbosity in law books. Moreover, law students and researchers will find comparisons between strengths and weaknesses and the usage of legal opinions supported by cases is very useful in their studies and researches. This book will enrich your legal knowledge and equip you with a delightful, understandable and new approach to Maritime international law