Air Passenger Rights: Ten Years On

Preface\nContents\nNotes on Contributors\nList of Abbreviations\nPart I: EU-Level Perspectives\n	1. Welcome Aboard: Revisiting \rRegulation 261/2004\n		I. From Landmark Cases to Landmark Legislation\n		II. The Multi-Layered Perspectives of a \rMulti-Dimensional Problem\n		III. Understanding the Debate: A Primer on (EU) Aviation Law and Air Passenger Rights\n		IV. The Themes and their Implications\n	2. Regulation 261: Three Major Issues in the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the EU\n		I. By Way of Introduction\n		II. The Relationship Between Regulation 261 \rand the Montreal Convention\n		III. The Notion of \'Extraordinary Circumstances\'\n		IV. Compensation in the Event of Delayed Flights \rand the Echo Among Scholars\n		V. The Court\' Three-Step Algorithm in Sturgeon\n		VI. The Choice of Three Hours\n		VII. Conclusion\n	3. Regulation 261: The Passenger \rRights Framework\n		I. Introduction\n		II. General Dimension\n		III. The International Dimension\n		IV. Harmonised Enforcement: By Whom and How?\n	4. EU Law and the Montreal \rConvention of 1999\n		I. Thoughts on Methodology\n		II. Regulation 261 and Article 29\n		III. Compensation and Damages\n		IV. Conclusion\n	5. Luxembourg v Montreal: Time for The Hague to Intervene\n		I. Ex Parte IATA\n		II. Sturgeon and Bock\n		III. Nelson\n		IV. Rodriguez and McDonagh\n		V. Conclusions\n	6. EU Regulations in the Member States: Incorporating International Norms\n		I. International Law and European Sources of Law\n		II. Constitutional Amendments and New \rInterpretations of Previous Doctrines\n		III. Conclusion\nPart II: Member States’ Perspectives\n	7. Austria and Germany: Well-Informed Passengers, Extensive Case Law and a \rStrong Demand for Legal Certainty\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Austria\n		III. Germany\n		IV. Conclusion\n	8. The Benelux: Small is not Less\n		I. Introduction\n		II. The Netherlands\n		III. Belgium and Luxembourg\n		IV. Conclusions\n	9. Bulgaria: Blurred Lines\n		I. Introduction\n		II. First Layer of Blurred Lines: The National Enforcement Body\n		III. Second Layer of Blurred Lines: Which Court \rhas Jurisdiction?\n		IV. Third Layer of Blurred Lines: Legal Basis, \rEvidence and Limitation Periods\n		V. Fourth Layer of Blurred Lines: Sanctions\n		VI. Conclusion: A Muddle of Blurred Lines\n	10. A Pair of Wings: Air Passenger Rights \rin the Czech Republic and Slovakia\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Background\n		III. The National Application of Regulation 261\n		IV. Supplementary National Legislation\n		V. National Enforcement of Claims under Regulation 261\n		VI. Scholarly Analysis and Concluding Remarks\n	11. Estonia: All Well or is there Something in the Air?\n		I. Introduction\n		II. The Estonian System of Air Passenger \rRights Protection\n		III. Review of the Judicial and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice in Estonia\n		IV. Scholarly Analysis and Public Debates\n		V. Conclusions\n	12. France: Air Passengers Facing Long-Haul Judicial Journeys\n		I. Introduction\n		II. The French Procedural Background\n		III. Claims and Remedies\n		IV. French Courts and Regulation 261\n		V. Scholarly Analysis\n		VI. Conclusion\n	13. The Italian Experience and Trend\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Italian Legal Background\n		III. The Montreal Convention and Regulation 261: Compatibility and Concurrent Application \rin the Italian Experience\n		IV. Italian Case Law on the Protection of Passengers\' Rights and Air Carriers\' Liability\n		V. The Italian National Enforcement Body\n		VI. A Much Needed Review of Regulation 261\n	14. Poland: Do Not Adjust Your Seat, Passengers\' Rights are Assured\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Legislative Background for the Application \rof the Regulation\n		III. Rights of Passengers\n		IV. Remedies\n		V. Montreal Convention Compatibility\n		VI. National Enforcement\n		VII. Scholarly Analysis\n		VIII. Conclusions\n	15. Spain: Defeating Air Passengers\'  Rights Through Procedural Rules\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Legal Context of the Application \rof Regulation 261 in Spain\n		III. Scope, Interpretation and Context of the Extraordinary Circumstances Exception\n		IV. Scholarly Analysis\n		V. Conclusions\n	16. United Kingdom and Ireland: Passenger Protection Turns a Corner\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Attempts to Exercise Regulation 261 Rights\n		III. Litigation Tactics and Judicial Treatment\n		IV. Conclusion\n	17. Extraterritorial Application: \rExporting European Consumer \rProtection Standards\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Bringing Regulation 261 Claims in US Courts\n		III. Copycat Legislation\n		IV. Conclusion\nPart III: Broader Horizontal Perspectives\n	18. The Turbulent Life of Regulation 261: Continuing Controversies Surrounding \rEU Air Passenger Rights\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Period I: The Early Days or \'Off to a Shaky Start\'\n		III. Period II: The Sturgeon Fallout, or \'Hitting \rHeavy Turbulence\'\n		IV. Period III: The Post-Nelson Phase or \r\'Finally reaching Cruising Altitude?\'\n		V. Period IV: The Proposed Revision or \r\'Safe Landing or Go-around?\'\n		VI. Assessment\n		VII. Conclusion\n	19. European Private Law: Up in the Air?\n		I. Introduction\n		II. Air Passengers\' Rights v Consumers\' \rRights-Legal Framework and Notions\n		III. Information Rights\n		IV. Remedies\n		V. Right of Withdrawal\n		VI. Conclusions\n	20. Tackling Diversity Through \rUniformity? Revisiting the \rReform of Regulation 261/2004\n		I. Introduction: EU Law in the Member States and the Case for Legislative Reform\n		II. EU Law and the Montreal Convention\n		III. Clarifying Extraordinary Circumstances\n		IV. Domestic Enforcement\n		V. Conclusion: Uniformity as a Herculean Task?\n	21. Uniform Rights? The Nature of Regulations Revisited\n		I. Introduction (30 Minutes to Touchdown)\n		II. An EU Regulation: The Orthodoxy\n		III. Substantive Rights\n		IV. Institutions\n		V. Procedures\n		VI. Conclusions: Of Uniformity and Salami\nSelected Bibliography\nINDEX