The methods of distribution of air transport services evolved tremendously through the years. Based on the airlines' internal reservation systems, the Computerized Reservation Systems (CRS) became the key element of today's distribution process. Their operation involves different parties: consumers, system vendors, be they air carriers or not, other air carriers and subscribers. CRS operation generated many problems, mainly when they were almost exclusively carrier owned. / In my opinion, in the absence of specific regulations, competition law and antitrust laws were likely to address these issues efficiently, particularly through the application of the essential facility doctrine. / However that may be, specific regulations were adopted in the United States, Europe, and within the ICAO framework. If these regulations proved to be efficient to solve CRS related problems, one may regret their lack of uniformity. Indeed, having in mind the nationality of the predominant CRS on the market, uniformity among these regulations would have created, de facto, a universal legal framework. CRS' industry having a strong international flavour, many disputes will go beyond the limits of a single jurisdiction. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.20534 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Herman, Thierry. |
| Contributors | Milde, M. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | French |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Laws (Institute of Air and Space Law.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001609917, proquestno: MQ44060, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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