Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction
A) Historical Overview
B) Exclusive Application of Convention Law
C) Judicial Interpretation

Chapter 2: Scope of Application of Montreal and Warsaw Conventions
A) International Air Carriage Defined
B) Determination of the Rules Governing a Specific Carriage

Chapter 3: Passenger Liability Under the Montreal Convention
A) Death and Bodily Injury
B) Baggage Loss and Damage
C) Liability for Delay
D) Documents of Carriage

Chapter 4: Passenger Liability Under the Warsaw Convention
A) Death and Bodily Injury
B) Baggage Loss and Damage
C) Liability for Delay
D) Documents of Carriage

Chapter 5: Cargo Liability
A) Ambit of Liability
B) Defences
C) Monetary Limits
D) Liability for Delay
E) Claims Procedure
F) Documents of Carriage

Chapter 6: Liability of Successive Carriers
A) General
B) Passenger Compensation
C) Baggage and Cargo
D) Liability Between Carriers

Chapter 7: Carriage by Contracting/Actual Carriers
A) General
B) Liability of the Carriers
C) Claims Against the Carriers
D) Jurisdiction

Chapter 8: Liability of Servants and Agents of Carrier
A) Montreal Convention
B) Warsaw Convention

Chapter 9: Actions Commenced Under the Conventions
A) Jurisdiction
B) Limitation of Actions
C) Fatal Accident Actions in Canada
D) Pre-Judgement Interest
E) Costs
F) Conversion of Monetary Units

Appendix A: Consolidated Carriage by Air Act
Schedule I: Warsaw Convention 1929
Schedule II: Provisions as to Liability of Carrier in the Event of Death of a Passenger
Schedule III: Hague Protocol 1955
Schedule IV: Montreal Protocal NO. 4 1975
Schedule V: Guadalajara Supplementary Convention 1961
Schedule VI: Montreal Convention 1999
Appendix B: Chart of States Parties to the Conventions
Appendix C: Unified Text of Warsaw Convention, Hague Protocol, and Montreal Protocol No. 4
Appendix D: IATA Intercarrier Agreement 1996 and List of Signatory Carriers

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