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Mismanagement and Misinterpretation: U.S. Judicial Implementation of the Warsaw Convention in Air Disaster Litigation
Journal of Air Law and Commerce (1995)
  • Perry S Bechky
Abstract

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.

Keywords
  • Warsaw Convention,
  • Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties,
  • treaty interpretation,
  • foreign relations law,
  • international aviation,
  • air disaster litigation,
  • mass tort litigation,
  • Jack Weinstein
Publication Date
1995
Citation Information
Perry S Bechky. "Mismanagement and Misinterpretation: U.S. Judicial Implementation of the Warsaw Convention in Air Disaster Litigation" Journal of Air Law and Commerce Vol. 60 (1995)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/perry_bechky/8/