United Kingdom

Fothergill v Monarch Airlines

[1981] AC 251

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

Year1981

Statusunclear

Key Principle

When construing an international convention given the force of law in the United Kingdom, courts may use a wider range of aids to interpretation, including the travaux préparatoires, than are available for purely domestic statutes.

Area of Law

procedure, public-law, jurisdiction

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