Montreal Convention
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The Montreal Convention is a treaty adopted by a meeting of ICAO member states in 1999. It replaced the Warsaw Convention's regulations concerning compensation for the victims of air disasters. Under the Montreal Convention, air carriers are liable for up to $135,000 per passenger in case of an accident, with unlimited liability if the carrier itself is at fault. The Convention also allows victims' families to sue foreign carriers in their own country of citizenship, and requires all air carriers to carry liability insurance.
It is not to be confused with the Montreal Protocol governing CFC emissions.