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The Montreal Convention : a commentary / edited by George Leloudas (professor, Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law (IISTL), School of Law, Swansea University, UK), Paul S. Dempsey (Tomlinson Professor Emeritus of Air & Space Law, Director Emeritus, Institute of Air & Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada and Laurent Chassot, Partner, gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd, Geneva, Switzerland).
Leloudas, George editor.; Dempsey, Paul S., editor.; Chassot, Laurent, 1978- editor.; Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.
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The Montreal Convention : a commentary / edited by George Leloudas (professor, Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law (IISTL), School of Law, Swansea University, UK), Paul S. Dempsey (Tomlinson Professor Emeritus of Air & Space Law, Director Emeritus, Institute of Air & Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada and Laurent Chassot, Partner, gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd, Geneva, Switzerland).
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Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
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1 online resource (734 pages).
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"This unparalleled reference work on airline liability is written and edited by internationally revered experts and presents a comprehensive, article-by-article analysis of the Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99). Adopting a comparative, doctrinal approach, the Commentary outlines the origins of the MC99 and its evolution, before drawing particular focus to air passenger and cargo practices and liability, issues of multimodal carriage, and the development of new technologies. Offering a forward-thinking perspective, chapters also bring to light key scholarly debates concerning the potential revisions to the MC99 and highlight the likely need for reform. Key Features: Provides a contextual and comparative approach The most thorough contemporary treatment of the MC99 Examines the contemporary judicial trends in interpreting the MC99 Written by 36 leading aviation lawyers and eminent academics from across the globe Detailed article-by-article analysis of the MC99, surveying its meaning and application Contributing to a deeper understanding of the MC99 and its practical implications, this authoritative Commentary is a fundamental resource for aviation lawyers in private practice and in-house, as well as industry professionals. It will also be a reference source for scholars of aviation and transport law"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents: Preface
Origins of the montreal convention 1999 / Paul S. Dempsey
1. Scope and application / Timothy M. Ravich
2. Carriage performed by state and carriage of postal items / Luping Zhang
3. Passengers and baggage / Arlette Tanga Afouba
4. Cargo / George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin
5. Contents of air waybill or cargo receipt / George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin
6. Documents relating to the nature of cargo / George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin
7. Description of air waybill / George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin
8. Documentation for multiple packages / George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin
9. Non-compliance with documentary requirements / George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin
10. Responsibility for particulars of documentation / George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin
11. Evidentiary value of documentation / George Leloudas and Daniel B. Soffin
12. Right of disposition of the cargo / Julia Hörnig
13. Delivery of the cargo / Julia Hörnig
14. Enforcement of the rights of consignor and consignee / Julia Hörnig
15. Relations of consignor and consignee or mutual relations of third parties / Julia Hörnig
16. Formalities of customs, police or other public authorities / Julia Hörnig
17. Death and injury of passengers - damage to baggage / Andrew J. Harakas and Robert Lawson KC
18. Damage to cargo / Julia Hörnig and George Leloudas
19. Delay / Wolf Müller-Rostin and Jae Woon (June) Lee
20. Exoneration / Christopher Loxton
21. Compensation in case of death or injury of passengers / Christopher Loxton
22. Limits of liability in relation to delay, baggage, and cargo / Barry S. Alexander and Brittany C. Wakim
23. Conversion of monetary units / Filippos Alexandrakis
24. Review of limits / Michael Gill and Auguste Hocking
25. Stipulation on limits / Michael Chatzipanagiotis
26. Invalidity of contractual provisions / Michael Chatzipanagiotis
27. Freedom to contract / Michael Chatzipanagiotis
28. Advance payments / Anna Konert
29. Basis of claims / Laurent Chassot and Paul S. Dempsey
30. Servants, agents - aggregation of claims / Michele M. Comenale Pinto and Elisabetta G. Rosafio
31. Timely notice of complaints / Elisabetta G. Rosafio and Michele M. Comenale Pinto
32. Death of person liable / Peter Neenan
33. Jurisdiction / Timothy M. Ravich, Grégory Laville de la Plaigne and Romain Verté
34. Arbitration / Michael Chatzipanagiotis
35. Limitation of actions / José Ignacio García Arboleda
36. Successive carriage / Bartholomew J. Banino, Auguste Hocking and Marissa N. Lefland
37. Right of recourse against third parties / Timothy M. Ravich
38. Combined carriage / Julia Hörnig
39. Contracting carrier - actual carrier / Bartholomew J. Banino, Marissa N. Lefland, Damara L. Carousis, José Ignacio García Arboleda and Nicolás
Mallarino rubiano
40. Respective liability of contracting and actual carriers / Carlos Martins
41. Mutual liability / Carlos Martins
42. Addressee of complaints and instructions / Elisabetta G. Rosafio and Michele M. Comenale Pinto
43. Servants and agents / Michele M. Comenale Pinto and Elisabetta G. Rosafio
44. Aggregation of damages / Cyril-Igor Grigorieff
45. Addressee of claims / Cyril-Igor Grigorieff
46. Additional jurisdiction / Filippos Alexandrakis
47. Invalidity of contractual provisions / Filippos Alexandrakis
48. Mutual relations of contracting and actual carriers / Daniel Wand
49. Mandatory application / Paul S. Dempsey
50. Insurance / Philip Chrystal and Sebastián Fernández Peña
51. Carriage performed in extraordinary circumstances / Arlette Tanga Afouba
52. Definition of days / Filippos Alexandrakis
53. Signature, ratification and entry into force / Andreas Dimopoulos
54. Denunciation / Andreas Dimopoulos
55. Relationship with other warsaw convention instruments / George Leloudas and Paul S. Dempsey
56. States with more than one system of law / Paul S. Dempsey
57. Reservations / Laurent Chassot and Christophe Platel
Index.

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