Unlimited liability: the new ball game in international transportation by air

The Warsaw Convention, whose formal title is the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Transportation by Air, is a treaty that governs air carriers' legal liability in international transportation and to which the US is a signatory. The best-known provision o...

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Published in:Defense counsel journal 1997-07, Vol.64 (3), p.381
Main Authors: Barry, Jr., Desmond T, Whalen, Thomas J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Air travel
Airlines
Changes
Civil aviation
Conventions
Damage claims
International law
Laws, regulations and rules
Liability for aircraft accidents
Limit of liability
Litigation
Meetings
Passengers
Provisions
Reserve assets
Special drawing rights
State court decisions
Tariffs
Treaties
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Summary:The Warsaw Convention, whose formal title is the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Transportation by Air, is a treaty that governs air carriers' legal liability in international transportation and to which the US is a signatory. The best-known provision of the convention is stated in Article 22(1), which provides that in the transportation of passengers the liability of the carrier is limited to the sum of 125,000 francs. Under the auspices of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), foreign and domestic airlines met during 1995 and 1996 for the purpose of raising or voluntarily eliminating that liability limitation for passenger injury and death. A paper summarizes the results of those meetings and the likely effects the resulting IATA intercarrier agreements will have on the litigation claims arising under the Warsaw Convention.
ISSN:0895-0016
2376-3906