Provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal status of the consignee in the contract of carriage, examines the main doctrinal approaches to determining its legal position. Four main concepts of the consignee's status are considered: as a person for whose benefit the contract is concluded; as an independent party to the contract; as part of a single party with the shipper; as a subject performing a unilateral transaction for the acceptance of cargo. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the rights and obligations of the consignee, mechanisms for protecting his interests in contractual relations. The necessity of legislative consolidation of the legal status of the consignee to eliminate existing legal conflicts is substantiated. Concludes that the consignee is not a party to the contract of carriage, but represents the interests of the shipper and performs a unilateral transaction for the acceptance of cargo. Specific measures are proposed to improve the legal regulation of the consignee's status, including amendments to current legislation and clarification of mechanisms for protecting his rights.
consignee, contract of carriage, legal status, unilateral transaction, contract for the benefit of a third party, transport obligations, shipper, carrier
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