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Review of Risk and Liability in Air Law:

"The book under review goes into some of the crucial questions of an honestly balanced system of imposing risk. It has been very well written with an enormous knowledge of the relevant literature, books, articles or documents. The whole history of air law comes to live again. This book cannot be read and digested in a lost hour. But as he tells us, a good fi nal product will be of enormous value to all of us in the future"
Wybo P. Heere
‘Book Review’. Air and Space Law 35, no. 2 (2010): 201–203. © 2010 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands
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The evolution of social perceptions of risk and technology in the 20th century is the main reason behind the legislative and judiciary-driven expansion of airlines' liability.

In an era in which the relationship of trust between the public and the aviation industry has been undermined, schemes managing the liability of airlines should be directed to cooperation, the reduction of litigation, and the socialisation of losses.

This new book provides:

• A succinct overview of social risk perceptions in the context of aviation
• Critical analysis of the major aviation treaties and their judicial legacy in the US and UK (Warsaw Convention, Hague Protocol, Montreal Convention, Rome Convention)
• A guide to understanding new liability exposures for carriers and third parties on the ground ( New Unlawful Interference and General Risks Conventions) 
• A diagnosis of the contemporary liability regime's shortcomings, grounded in aviation case law