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Mismanagement And Misinterpretation: U.S. Judicial Implementation Of The Warsaw Convention In Air Disaster Litigation, Perry S. Bechky

Perry S. Bechky

This article explores the implementation of the Warsaw Convention in international air disaster lawsuits in U.S. courts, including their approach to mass tort management and treaty interpretation. Specifically, the article evaluates the Warsaw Convention cases according to the rules of treaty interpretation codified in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and a test for mass tort management developed by Judge Jack Weinstein.