Transportation Law on the Move

Book excerpt: The scope of this book is to present the cornerstones of a modern transportation law embedded in a modern logistics and supply chain environment. For this purpose, internationally leading experts write contributions on specific topics of transportation law. The authors compare different legal approaches and present conceptually convincing answers. In addition, they discuss unsolved issues in transportation law. In a first step, the challenges and chances regarding the transformation of the transportation market will be illustrated. Subsequently, several key topics such as the basic principles in transportation law, regulative frameworks form digital freight documents and a look towards a modern logistics will be covered. In conclusion, the insights for a reform in Swiss transportation law reform are identified.