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Topical issues of the regulation of international air carriage
Zima, Jiří ; Pauknerová, Monika (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
76 Abstract Topical issues of the regulation of international air carriage The object of this presented thesis is to inform readers about the phenomenon of the international air carriage. This rapidly growing transport industry is bringing attention mainly because of its thorough practical usability. The first part of the thesis is dedicated to the specification of the basic concepts, these will be found in the rest of the thesis all through. To comprehend the actual topical issues it is essential for the reader to familiarize with the historical development of the air carriage. Especially in the 20th century the air carriage went through a swift progress that lead to a recent modern aerial transportation for long distances as we know these days. The second part draws attention into the basic legal sources of the air carriage concentrating not only on the international and European level but also on the Czech laws. Transport customs are not omitted, neither is practice of the courts that has a growing importance. Author of this paper engages in particular rights of the passengers in the air transportation and subsequent liability of the carrier in the third part of the thesis. Recently travelling through the air has become a very commonly used method of transport. From this reason it is necessary to point...
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Air carriers' liability for the carriage of passengers in the light of European and Private International Law
Benda, Matěj ; Pauknerová, Monika (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
Air carriers' liability for the carriage of passengers in the light of European and Private International Law The object of this rigorosa is air carriers' liability for the carriage of passengers, which is by its nature governed mainly by international treaties and secondary law of the European Union. The rigorosa is divided into six parts, which are focused on all aspects of air carriage. The first part informs about the historical development of aviation and its contemporary importance especially with regard to its impact on environment and economical situation. Basic concepts which are used by the author throughout the whole rigorosa and can be found by readers are not omitted as well. The second part focuses on the regulation of international air carriage from the perspective of International law, European law and Czech domestic law. As mentioned in this rigorosa, the carrier's liability when the loss event that is expected by legislators happens is governed mainly by international treaties and secondary law of the European Union, that is why the third part is focused on its most important legal sources and its possible development. Since it is necessary to complexly inform passengers about their rights, the author decided to do so in the fourth part of this rigorosa, which deals with the...
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Topical issues of the regulation of international air carriage
Benda, Matěj ; Pauknerová, Monika (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
Topical issues of the regulation of international air carriage The object of this thesis is the regulation of international air carriage, which is by its nature governed mainly by international treaties and secondary law of the European Union. The thesis is divided into five parts, which are cross-sectional focused on all aspects of air carriage. The first part informs about the historical development of aviation and its contemporary importance especially with regard to its economic and environmental significance. Basic concepts which can be found by readers in this thesis are not omitted as well. The second part focuses on the regulation of international air carriage from the perspective of International, European and Czech law. As mentioned in this thesis, the carrier's liability when the loss event that is expected by legislators happens is governed mainly by international treaties and secondary law of the European Union, that is why the third part is focused on its most important legal sources also with the regard to their interrelation which was defined by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Since it is necessary to extensively inform passengers about their rights, the author decided to do so in the fourth part of this thesis, which deals with the passengers' claims, in the case of...
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Topical issues of the regulation of international air carriage
Odstrčilíková, Tereza ; Pauknerová, Monika (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
Topical issues of the regulation of international air carriage The main purpose of this work is to provide its readers with an overview of the many facets of passenger rights in such dynamic area as international air carriage. Development in this area has given rise to issues and challenges, including the overlapping of legal and geographical scopes of different air passenger protection instruments. Over the last decades, several air passenger protection regimes have developed across the world, in particular on international, European Union and national level. But does the patchwork work? The history of multilateral regulation in the field of international air transport with regard to air passenger rights could be said to have begun in 1929 when the Warsaw Convention was originally signed. The importance of the convention lies in unification of the rules concerning the documents of carriage and the liability of air carriers. In 1955 the Warsaw Convention was amended by the Hague Protocol, which substantially redrafted, modernized and simplified rules relating to the documents of carriage as well as doubled the limit of carrier liability with respect to persons. The Warsaw Convention's application was subsequently extended to the carriers actually performing the transport by air when a passenger...
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