CMR: what if the courts got it wrong?

The purpose of this research is to provide a better understanding of the problematic provisions of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). This analysis will allow an assessment of the CMR in order to decide whether it is badly drafted or wrongly interpreted. By showing the different interpretations, this research highlights the hypothesis that the CMR was not badly drafted but, on the contrary, that the divergence in interpretation of the provisions are due to the different approaches taken by national courts.