Rwanda Case Law

RWANDAIR Ltd v. KARANGWA

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RCOMAA 0025/13/CS

The Supreme Court held that Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention covers death, bodily injury, or other physical injury only, not psychological injury alone.

• Air carrier liability
• Damages for psychological injury
• Interpretation of warsaw convention article 17
• Limitation periods for claims
• Aviation-law
• Warsaw-convention

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RWANDAIR LTD v. KARANGWA_144395_en

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RCOMAA0025/13/CS

The Supreme Court held that Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention does not provide for damages for psychological trauma in the absence of bodily injury. Since the respondent did not prove bodily injury, no damages are awardable under the Convention.

Source excerpt

• Air carrier liability
• Damages for psychological injury
• Interpretation of warsaw convention article 17
• Prescription/limitation period

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