Liability and claims handling have always been at the focus of attention for many aviation lawyers, be it in private practice, with airlines or insurers, manufacturers, airport operators, national governments and international organisations or in academia. The European Air Law Association (EALA) organised a seminar in Munich which provide an opportunity to discuss all aspects of this area of the law.

Liability and claims handling have always been at the focus of attention for many aviation lawyers, be it in private practice, with airlines or insurers, manufacturers, airport operators, national governments and international organisations or in academia. The European Air Law Association (EALA) organised a seminar in Munich which provide an opportunity to discuss all aspects of this area of the law.

This book is the first attempt to analyse the relevant international conventions governing the liability of airlines to passengers and third parties on the ground from a risk perspective. The book analyses the transformation of the notion of risk over time and identifies the ways and the extent to which social perceptions have influenced the liability of airlines in the aftermath of safety accidents (Warsaw Convention System, Montreal Convention, Rome Convention, and New General Risks Convention) and terrorism related incidents (New Unlawful Interference Convention).

Law clerks, students and teachers.

The structure of air cargo claims is highly complex. Claimants may often have difficulty in establishing against whom they should make their claim. With the emphasis on practicality, this text is aimed at the entire air cargo industry from airlines and their insurers to freight forwarders, and importers and exporters. It illustrates the demarcation of responsibilites and liabilities of the various key players in the aviation market, and the contractual responsibilites and the liability implications between the various parties.