These documents relate primarily to laws and agreements governing aviation. You may also wish to consult issues of the Annals of Air and Space Law for recent developments.
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"Warsaw System"
Warsaw Convention [.pdf] - Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Warsaw, October 12, 1929
The Hague Protocol (1955) [.pdf] - Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air
The Hague, September 28, 1955
Guadalajara Convention (1961) [.pdf] - Convention Supplementary to the Warsaw Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person Other than the Contracting Carrier
Guadalajara, September 18, 1961
Guatemala City Protocol (1971) [.pdf] - Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, as Amended by the Protocol done at The Hague on 28 September 1955
Guatemala City, March 8, 1971
Additional Protocol No. 1 [.pdf] - Additional Protocol No. 1 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929
Montreal, September 25, 1975
Additional Protocol No. 2 [.pdf] - Additional Protocol No. 2 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, as Amended by the Protocol done at The Hague on 28 September 1955
Montreal, September 25, 1975
Additional Protocol No. 3 [.pdf] - Additional Protocol No. 3 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, as Amended by the Protocol done at The Hague on 28 September 1955 and at Guatemala City on 8 March 1971
Montreal, September 25, 1975
Montréal Protocol No. 4 [.pdf] - Montréal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, as Amended by the Protocol done at The Hague on 28 September 1955
Montreal, September 25, 1975
Montreal Convention 1999 [.pdf] - Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air.
Montreal, May 28, 1999
Convention de Varsovie [.pdf] - Convention pour l'unification de certain règles relatives au transport aérien international
Protocole de La Haye (1955) [.pdf] - Protocole portant modification de la Convention pour l'unification de certaines règles relatives au transport aérien international
Convention Guadalajara (1961) [.pdf] - Convention complémentaire à la Convention de Varsovie, pour l'unification de certaines règles relatives au transport aérien international effectué par une personne autre que le transporteur
Protocol de Guatemala (1971) [.pdf] - Protocole portant modification de la Convention pour l'unification de certaines règles relatives au transport aérien international signée à Varsovie le 12 octobre 1929 amendée par le Protocole fait à La Haye le 28 septembre 1955
Protocole additionel No. 1 [.pdf] - Protocole additionel No. 1 portant modification de la Convention pour l'unification de certaines règles relatives au transport aérien international signée à Varsovie le 12 octobre 1929
Protocole additionel No. 2 [.pdf] - Protocole additionel No. 2 portant modification de la Convention pour l'unification de certaines règles relatives au transport aérien international signée à Varsovie le 12 octobre 1929 amendée par le Protocole fait à La Haye le 28 septembre 1955
Protocole additionel No. 3 [.pdf] - Protocole additionel No. 3 portant modification de la Convention pour l'unification de certaines règles relatives au transport aérien international signée à Varsovie le 12 octobre 1929 amendée par le Protocole fait à La Haye le 28 septembre 1955 et par le Protocole fait à Guatemala le 8 mars 1971
Protocole de Montréal No. 4 [.pdf] - Protocole de Montréal No. 4 portant modification de la Convention pour l'unification de certaines règles relatives au transport aérien international signée à Varsovie le 12 octobre 1929 amendée par le Protocole fait à La Haye le 28 septembre 1955
Other instruments of private law
Geneva Convention [.pdf] - Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft Geneva, June 19, 1948
Rome Convention (1952) [.pdf] - Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface Rome, October 7, 1952
Montreal Protocol (1978) [.pdf] - Protocol to Amend the Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface
Montreal, September 23, 1978
Convention de Genève [.pdf] - Convention relative à la reconnaissance internationale des droits sur aéronef
Rome Convention (1952) [.pdf] - Convention relative aux dommages causés aux tiers à la surface par des aéronefs étrangers
Montreal Protocol (1978) [.pdf] - Protocole portant modification de la Convention relative aux dommages causés aux tiers à la surface par des aéronefs étrangers