Common use of Identical Definitions Clause in Contracts

Identical Definitions. The third approach consists in trying to give an autonomous definition44 to the term ‘accident’. To this end, Courts try to find a specific definition in line with the object and purposes of the Conventions, without copying definitions that exist in international or domestic law. This section will examine several decisions delivered by Courts in Europe and in America, in order to determine whether this approach was successful in adopting a uniform definition of ‘accident’.45