LAW7024

International air law

(LAW)

Not offered in 2001

Mr Leighton Morris

6 credit points + Intensive + City

Synopsis: This subject examines the major public and private international law rules governing the carriage of passengers and goods by air. Areas covered include the regulatory framework of international civil aviation, including the role of the Chicago Convention 1944; the legal status of airspace, bilateral and multilateral regulation of commercial rights for the operation of international air services; the liability of air carriers in the carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo, as governed by international conventions and carrier contracts; issues of aviation security, as governed by international conventions on hijacking, sabotage and other forms of unlawful interference.

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