This book is the first attempt to analyse the relevant international conventions governing the liability of airlines to passengers and third parties on the ground from a risk perspective. The book analyses the transformation of the notion of risk over time and identifies the ways and the extent to which social perceptions have influenced the liability of airlines in the aftermath of safety accidents (Warsaw Convention System, Montreal Convention, Rome Convention, and New General Risks Convention) and terrorism related incidents (New Unlawful Interference Convention).

Dr George Leloudas is a lecturer at the Institute of International Shipping Law and International Trade (ISTL) of Swansea University.

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Risk, Trust and Mass Media Chapter 3. Risk, Trust and Mass Media: Liability Implications Chapter 4. International Air Carrier Liability and Social Perceptions of Risk: Passengers- The Drafting of the Convention Chapter 5. International Air Carrier Liability and Social Perceptions of Risk: Passengers- the Conventions before the Courts and Risk Perceptions Chapter 6. International Air Carrier Liability and Social Perceptions of Risk: Passengers- A New Proposal Fitting the Risk Society: Balancing Social and Asocial Responsibility Chapter 7. International Air Carrier Liability and Social Perceptions of Risk: Third Parties on the Ground Chapter 8. Conclusion