摘要：Several approaches have been used to discem the differences found in the conduct of transport activities in a domestic setting, on the one hand, and transport in an international context, on the other. One approach to considering the conduct of transport is the somewhat amorphous concept of regimes used by Cafruny (1987). Regimes comprise the principles, norms, and procedures that govern the conduct of transport. Sorne transport regimes are highly codified and formaI in structure, and others are Jess 50. If it is assumed that domestic transport occurs within the context of a national regime, then the extension of transport activity into an international setting requires either the extraterritorial adoption of one nation's damestic regime or the establishment of a wholly new one, which may require acknowledgement of sorne collective suboptimality on the part of the actors involved. These transport "actors" fall into three general categories: transport producers (carriers and their agents), transport users (goods shippers and passengers), and regulatory bodies. Such an analysis of transport regimes postulates that the demand for the movement already exists. The focus here is on the conduct of that movement.
