U prošlosti je bilo više pokušaja konvencijskog uređenja prijevoza stvari u unutarnjoj
plovidbi, dok konačno nije izglasana Konvencija o ugovoru o prijevozu stvari
unutarnjim plovnim putovima (Budimpeštanska konvencija), 2000., koja je u skladu
s načelima Europske unije inkorporirana u hrvatski pravni sustav. U usporedbi s
odnosnim pomorskopravnim odredbama, Budimpeštanska konvencija je osebujna i
u mnogočemu neovisna, iako za mnoga druga područja i dalje vrijedi mutatis mutandis
načelo našeg Pomorskog zakonika. Upravo ta vezanost s pomorskopravnim
odredbama intrigantna je usporedba Budimpeštanske konvencije s odgovarajućim
konvencijama pomorskog prijevoza (a i drugih grana prijevoza), uz neizbježnu dvojbu:
može li Budimpeštanska konvencija svojim kompromisnim sadržajem utjecati na
međunarodnu pomorsku regulativu?There have been many attempts in the past to regulate the carriage of goods by inland navigation
through conventions, even before the final Convention on the contract for the carriage
of goods by inland waterways was finally voted in 2000 (Budapest Convention). This Convention,
which is in line with the European Union principles, has been incorporated into
the Croatian legal system. Compared to maritime provisions, the convention is distinctive,
to a large extent independent, even though in other areas the mutatis mutandis principle is
still valid for the Croatian Maritime Code. It is precisely this connection with maritime law
principles that offers the comparison of the Budapest Convention with appropriate conventions
on maritime transport (as well as other branches of transportation) intriguing. There is
also the unavoidable question of whether the Budapest Convention with its compromises can
influence the international maritime regulation
