Transport law is a complex diverse set of legal norms that are designed to regulate and regulate socio-economic relations in this area of human activity. The scope of this type of legislation applies to both legal entities (various transport enterprises, carrier companies, etc.), as well as individuals - their clientele. Transport law, the field of activity of which is at the junction of several legislative branches, combines the system of organizational and power relations regulated by administrative law and the material and property side of management, which, in turn, is regulated by the Civil Code.
This is the main feature and characteristic feature of this area of jurisprudence. Transport law is extremely important in the modern world with its oversaturation with various communications and super-intensive economic exchange. Under the conditions of deepened market relations, various vehicles play one of the key roles both within a single state and in the entire macroeconomic system on a planetary scale. It is transportation (passenger and freight) that performs the function of a kind of cementing factor in world socio-economic relations.
In such an aspect, the precise regulation of this entire complex structure is of utmost importance. International transport law is designed to carry out regulatory and regulatory functions. Without this, the collapse of the world economic system could have come. The gigantic scale of movement of a wide variety of goods, combined with the all-encompassing nature of this process, urgently requires a detailed and detailed documentation and contractual support for transportation, as well as their clear legal regulation and prompt resolution of various disputes that invariably arise during such complex operations. Especially when it comes to international transport across several countries, each of which has its own legislation. Transport law serves as a legal framework designed to bring all these differences to a common denominator.
The fundamental document of this legal industry is the contract of carriage, which clearly defines and secures the obligations and rights of the parties. This most important agreement is the institution of civil law, which reflects mainly its characteristic methods and tools. Depending on the nature of transportation and the specifics of the transported cargo, various sections of this legal industry are applied: railway, water, air, sea and automobile.
Sources of transport law usually take such a legal form that most fully and accurately reflects state law-making activity in this area of legislation and becomes mandatory for all participants involved in the process of cargo and passenger transportation. For example, in the territory of the Russian Federation such are the relevant regulatory acts, constitutional laws, various presidential decrees, decisions of plenums of the Arbitration, Supreme Courts, etc.