Resumen de Montreal convention and forum non conveniens : an example of how the absence of transnational dialogue between judges undermines the fluidity of justice

Carlos Villacorta Salís, Jean-Pierre Bellecave

• After years of long and complex legal procedures, on December 2011, the French Supreme Court has declared that the right of option contemplated by article 33-1 of Montreal Convention -which deals with the liability of air carriers in case of accident-, cannot be infringed th rough the application of a domestic procedural too!, such as the U.S. doctrine of «forum non conveniens».

  Convention, International jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, International dialogue between Judges, Right of choice, Forum's choice