Treaties and Legislation

Abstract

This article discusses some of the issues concerning the implementation of international treaties into domestic legislation. It does so by examining in detail the decision Corocraft Ltd v Pan American Airways Inc, a case which concerned the interpretation of the Warsaw Convention on Carriage by Air and the domestic legislation which implemented that Treaty. It considers in particular the purpose of the Warsaw Convention and the relevance of a treaty’s purpose to interpretation of its implementing legislation.

Keywords: Implementing international treaties, international treaty, dualism, Corocraft v Pan American Airways, Warsaw Convention on Carriage by Air.

JEL Classification: K33