Abstract
Air accidents trigger the application of several interrelated national, regional, international laws and regulations that provide windows of redress for victims. However, most regulations are centered on the protection of passengers on board, whilst neglecting victims on the surface or third parties not contemplated by the relevant regulation on air carrier’s liability i.e the Montreal Convention 1999. This paper provides a summary of the relevant common law and statutory regulation of legal rights of victims and principles at play where third party surface victims occur. It provides a simplified synopsis of the relevant provisions of common law, local and international aviation law through which victims of air accidents can seek compensation. It also highlights the absence of a comprehensive domestic regulation on compensation standards for such victims in Nigeria and makes recommendations for its enactment.
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