ICAO adopts new aviation laws
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Two new air law conventions have been adopted by a Diplomatic Conference hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organisations (ICAO), the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has reported. The new laws set out international compensation and liability rules for damage caused by aircraft to third parties.
The first law passed by the Conference, which was held in Montreal from 20 April to 02 May, aims to provide compensation for damage to third parties as a result of acts of unlawful interference involving aircraft. To support this, an International Civil Aviation Compensation Fund will be set up to provide compensation to victims in addition to that paid by the aircraft operator.
The second is the ‘Convention on Compensation for Damage Caused by Aircraft to Third Parties’, which modernizes the current legal framework covering cases of damage caused by aircraft as a result of safety-related matters, providing full compensation of victims.
CAPA reported that the fight against terrorism and the improvement of the status of victims in the event of damage to third parties form the cornerstone of the two conventions. The objective of these conventions is to ensure benefits for victims while not increasing the economic burden on carriers.
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