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Surprises In The Skies: Resolving The Circuit Split On How Courts Should Determine Whether An "Accident" Is "Unexpected Or Unusual" Under The Montreal Convention, Ashley Tang Dec 2023

Surprises In The Skies: Resolving The Circuit Split On How Courts Should Determine Whether An "Accident" Is "Unexpected Or Unusual" Under The Montreal Convention, Ashley Tang

Washington Law Review

Article 17 of both the Montreal Convention and its predecessor, the Warsaw Convention, imposes liability onto air carriers for certain injuries and damages from “accidents” incurred by passengers during international air carriage. However, neither Convention defines the term “accident.” While the United States Supreme Court opined that, for the purposes of Article 17, an air carrier’s liability “arises only if a passenger’s injury is caused by an unexpected or unusual event or happening that is external to the passenger,” it did not explain what standards lower courts should employ to discern whether an event is “unexpected or unusual.” In 2004, …


Table Of Contents, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Table Of Contents, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Chapter I: Introduction, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Chapter I: Introduction, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Appendix A: List Of Annexes, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Appendix A: List Of Annexes, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Introduction, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Introduction, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Appendix B: Bibliography Of Bibliographies Relating To The International Law Of Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Appendix B: Bibliography Of Bibliographies Relating To The International Law Of Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Chapter V: The Right To The Maintenance Of International Peace, Security, And Self-Defense In Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Chapter V: The Right To The Maintenance Of International Peace, Security, And Self-Defense In Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Chapter Vii: Conclusions, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Chapter Vii: Conclusions, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Chapter Iv: Reasonable Uses Of Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Chapter Iv: Reasonable Uses Of Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Chapter Vi: Legal Problems Arising From The Reasonable Uses Of Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Chapter Vi: Legal Problems Arising From The Reasonable Uses Of Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Chapter Ii: Outer Space And The World Community, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Chapter Ii: Outer Space And The World Community, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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Chapter Iii: The Development Of The Law Of Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol Jan 1962

Chapter Iii: The Development Of The Law Of Outer Space, Carl Q. Christol

International Law Studies

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