That is the point this paper aims at. After expatiating on the theory of culpa in contrahendo, the paper analyses its representations in charter party and its characters.

• 本文正是立足于此，在阐述了缔约过失责任的理论后，着重分析缔约过失责任在租船合同中的表现形式，以及它因为航运业的特点而体现出的特殊性。