Senate Treaty Document 106-45

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Senate Treaty Document 106-45: Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, done at Montreal, May 28, 1999 - Message from the President and the Secretary of State report (executive analysis of Articles 17-22, 33-35, 50) is a reference published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov), 106th Congress Senate Treaty Document 106-45. It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including claims adjuster practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• Senate Treaty Doc. 106-45, Department of State report on the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Montreal, May 28, 1999) (Article 21 discussion)

  “Article 21 holds carriers strictly liable for the first 100,000 SDR of proven damages for each passenger, i.e., the carrier may not avoid liability for this amount, even if the carrier can prove that the harm was not caused by its negligence. The only exception to this strict liability is that the...”

• Senate Treaty Doc. 106-45, Department of State report on the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Montreal, May 28, 1999) (Article 33 discussion)

  “Article 33(1), like the Warsaw Convention, allows a suit to be brought against a carrier in the country: (1) of its incorporation, (2) of its principal place of business; (3) where the ticket was purchased, and (4) of destination of the passenger. Article 33(2) of the new Convention allows cases...”

• Senate Treaty Doc. 106-45, Department of State report on the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Montreal, May 28, 1999) (Article 22 discussion)

  “Article 22 generally preserves limits on liability in relation to delay, baggage, and cargo.”

• Senate Treaty Doc. 106-45, Department of State report on the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Montreal, May 28, 1999) (Article 17 discussion)

  “At the International Conference on Air Law at which the Convention was adopted, delegates considered making express reference to recovery for mental injury, but instead resolved to leave untouched legal precedents developed under the language of the Warsaw Convention, acknowledging that such...”

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