New proposals to address crimes at sea
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced that the United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed to the proposal of the United Kingdom, CLIA, and the Philippines to develop guidelines to address concerns related to alleged serious crimes and persons missing at sea. All 24 delegations that spoke at the IMO meeting on April 18 expressed their appreciation for the proposal and supported it without exception.
Building upon an earlier proposal from CLIA, the United Kingdom led a coalition of government and industry stakeholders in support of the proposal.
Key elements of the proposal include: preservation of evidence; medical and pastoral care for victims; effective and timely reporting to governments; and cooperation between governments with regard to investigations.
The technical work necessary to complete the guidelines will begin immediately and will be led by the United Kingdom working with other member states of the IMO to ensure that the development of guidelines are proportionate for different ship types and without excessive burden to the Master and crew. A crucial element will be consultation and input from CLIA and other organizations with specialized expertise and consultative status within the IMO.
Reoprted to IFTTA by Larry Gore.
IFTTA Law Review 3-2011 now available
The third edition of the IFTTA Law Review is now available in pdf within the members' section of the website. It focusses on cases related to the Montreal Convention and the Warsaw Convention in particular with regard to the issue of exclusivity.
World Travel & Tourism Council addresses governments on World Tourism Day
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on the occasion of World Tourism Day on Sep. 27 urged governments to recognize the vast economic and social contribution of travel and tourism - particularly as a driver of sustainable economic growth and revival. The World Travel & Tourism Council was formed over 20 years ago by the heads of some of the largest private travel and tourism companies in the world to ensure that governments, the media, and the society understood the enormous economic and social contribution of travel and tourism.
IFTTA Law Review 2-2011 online
The second edition of our new "IFTTA Law Review" is now available in the members area of the website. It contains the following articles:
Message of the Co-Presidents - Harry Manuel, Michael Wukoschitz
Policy and Technical Issues regarding including of Dynamic Packages in the Package Travel Directive - Marc McDonald
Case: U.S. Department of Transportation, Consent Order of 17.6.2011 - Deutsche Lufthansa, Docket 2011-0003
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IFTTA Law Review 1-2011 now online
The first issue of our new journal, the IFTTA Law Review 1-2011, is now available for download in pdf. Please note that pursuant to our agreement with the Sellier publishing company, the access is limited to paid IFTTA members. To visit the page, login is required. The IFTTA Law Review is also available in print as a supplement to the German journal "ReiseRecht aktuell".
1st edition of the new "IFTTA Law Review"
The 1st edition of our new "IFTTA Law Review" is now available in print as a supplement to "Reiserecht aktuell". The online version is expected to be available shortly. The issue contains an article by Klaus Tonner on the new Package Travel Directive, the IFTTA paper on the revision of the PTD and a Canadian aviation case dealing with the Warsaw Convention.
