This article analyses, from a legal perspective, issues relating to the classification of inland waterways based on data from the Netherlands and Eastern European countries – Romania, Poland and Ukraine. A comparison of the specific legal provisions of these countries is justified by the fact that the Netherlands has the highest levels of inland waterway transport in Europe, as well as the highest standard of legal support for this sector. In...

It is well-known that, in principle, no person entitled to a civil subjective right can be held liable for the damage caused by exercising that particular right. However, the principle of good faith and the obligation which is the result of it requires that the exercise of any civil subjective right respects its rigor. On the one hand, this means that the civil subjective right must be exercised for the purpose that has been recognized by law a...