以开放的姿态审视《鹿特丹规则》

就《鹿特丹规则》,国内外的评估意见大相径庭。该规则的意义何在,前景如何,中国应持何种态度,是否应加入公约,成为问题的焦点。建议充分肯定公约的立法宗旨,积极评价公约的先进性,审时度势,谨慎处理加入公约的问题;借鉴国际经验,完善国内立法;海运企业加强培训,敢于竞争迎接挑战,抓住机遇发展壮大;"产、学、研"三结合,深入研究海商法的相关问题,积极参与国际立法活动,增强中国的话语权,努力为国际法学的发展做贡献。

Treating Rotterdam Rules with an open attitude

Assessment views of Rotterdam Rules are quite different.What is the significance and what are the prospects of the Convention? What attitude China should hold towards the Convention? Should China join the Convention? This article suggests that we should fully affirm the legislative purpose of Rotterdam Rules and give the advantages of the Convention a positive evaluation.As to the question whether China should join the Convention,we should consider the practical situation.Also,we should learn from international experience to improve domestic legislation and strengthen staff training to seize the opportunities and meet the challenges.Further,we should look in depth the issues of maritime law and take a more active role in international legislation activities so as to voice for China and contribute to the development of international law.