The Liability Regimes in International Air Transportation

Deficiencies and Achievements

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Law - Miscellaneous, , course: Aviation Management Master, language: English, abstract: This 15 pages term paper deals with today's liability rules for passengers, cargo and baggage but also shows the historic development from almost no carrier liability to partly unlimited responsibility. This information is of utmost importance for people working in the aviation industry but also very benefitial for passengers in order to understand their rights. The paper also illustrates some European adjustments to the Montreal Conventions and gives an outlook of future liability relevance.