{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"burden of proof","description":"In transport law, the burden of proof determines which party must produce evidence to support a claimed fact—whoever carries it and fails to discharge it loses on that point, even without active rebuttal from the other side. The general starting position in freight disputes is that the consignee must demonstrate damage or loss, while the carrier must show it exercised due care or that a statutory exclusion applies. This allocation is codified in instruments such as the CMR Convention for road fr","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/burden-of-proof","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T15:44:03.352695","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beweislast","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/burden-of-proof","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"burden of proof · In transport law, the burden of proof determines which party must produce evidence to support a claimed fact—whoever carries it and fails to discharge it loses on that point, even without active rebuttal from the other side. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beweislast"}