提单转让后托运人对承运人的诉权

提单转让后,托运人是否还能起诉承运人是目前司法实践中争论较大的一个问题。《中华人民共和国海商法》规定提单持有人可以直接起诉承运人,但没有规定托运人就不能再起诉承运人。托运人是海上货物运输合同的一方当事人,在没有法律依据的情况下,其诉权不应被随意剥夺。根据中国民法理论,托运人的诉权与提单持有人的诉权是可以并行不悖的。允许托运人享有诉权,符合国际一般做法,也有利于承运人、托运人和提单持有人三方之间的利益平衡。

Shipper's right of suit against the carrier after assignment of bill of lading

Whether the shipper can bring an accusation against the carrier after the assignment of bill of lading is one of the acutely controversial issues in judicial practice.Maritime Code of the People’s Republic of China provides that the holder of bill of lading could make an accusation against the carrier directly,but it does not provide that the shipper could no longer indict the carrier.The shipper is one party of the contract of carriage of goods by sea,his right of suit should not be arbitrarily deprived of without legal grounds.According to Chinese civil law,the right of suit of the shipper and the holder of bill of lading could go hand in hand.That the shipper has the right of suit is in line with common international practice,and is conducive to balancing the interests of the carrier,the shipper and the holder of bill of lading.