The air carrier’s liability in cases of unknown cause of damage in international air law.

In the law of compensation it is generally recognized that a causal relation must exist between the loss or damage for which compensation is sought and the act or omission of which complaint is made. If the person suffering damage cannot establish such relationship one of the main conditions for receiving compensation is unfulfilled. In this study, however, the expression "cause of damage" has another causal relation in view. It concerns the chain of causation leading up to the phenomenon, for example an accident, which is the established cause of the damage