Abstract

• Multimodal transport comprises at least two different modes of transport on the basis of a multimodal transport contract. Liability issues in multimodal transport of goods are the legal issues for the international transport, since it may involve two legal systems or more. These issues can be solved by making of single carriage contract by their agreement. Issues are concerned with basis of liability, period of responsibility, exclusion of liability, limitation of liability, loss of right to limit liability, time bar for suit, liability of carrier for his agents and servants etc. The focuses of the paper is to present the possible issues and possible application of legal documents relating to international multimodal transport. Relating to the liability issues, existing unimodal conventions applicable to the separate legs of multimodal carriage, existing multimodal legal documents and Myanmar Laws are compared and analysed in this paper.