Aviation Security: Legal and Regulatory Aspects
This book examines the offence of unlawful interference with international civil aviation and analyses critically the legal and regulatory regime that applies thereto, with a view to recommending measures that are calculated to infuse a new approach to the problem. Emphasis is laid throughout the work on action which may be taken to alleviate the problem of unlawful interference. Its conclusion incorporates various steps that can be taken towards achieving this objective. The practical value...
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This book examines the offence of unlawful interference with international civil aviation and analyses critically the legal and regulatory regime that applies thereto, with a view to recommending measures that are calculated to infuse a new approach to the problem. Emphasis is laid throughout the work on action which may be taken to alleviate the problem of unlawful interference. Its conclusion incorporates various steps that can be taken towards achieving this objective. The practical value of this work essentially lies in the legal recommendations it makes at its conclusion, which are based on existing principles of international law. It will thus be invaluable not only to international and aviation lawyers, criminal lawyers (both international and national), security professionals and teachers and students of international law, but also to aviation industry executives and regulatory agency specialists whose responsibilities impinge on or are determined by existing and evolving legal and security measures. Booknews Examines interference with international civil aviation, analyzes the legal and regulatory regime that applies to it, and recommends a new approach to balancing the need for aviation to fly unimpeded and the desire of nation states to reduce terrorism. Details the fundamental role of international law in light of the UN Congress of International Public Law of 1995 and ifs effect on international criminal law. Then considers the applicable principles of state sovereignty and responsibility. Particularly notes the role of the Internal Civil Aviation Organization as the regulatory body responsible for civil aviation. Of interest to people in the aviation industry, and demonstrates to legal scholars a particular application of international law. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PrefaceIntroductionCh. 1The Growth of International Law and its Applicability to Air Law1Ch. 2The Elements of the Offence and Current Situation47Ch. 3Analysis of the Problem and its Legal Recognition99Ch. 4Some International Attempts at Ensuring Peace and Security in Aviation131Ch. 5The Illicit Transport of Narcotic Drugs by Air and Narco-Terrorism197Ch. 6Conclusion297Bibliography341Research Publications349
\ BooknewsExamines interference with international civil aviation, analyzes the legal and regulatory regime that applies to it, and recommends a new approach to balancing the need for aviation to fly unimpeded and the desire of nation states to reduce terrorism. Details the fundamental role of international law in light of the UN Congress of International Public Law of 1995 and ifs effect on international criminal law. Then considers the applicable principles of state sovereignty and responsibility. Particularly notes the role of the Internal Civil Aviation Organization as the regulatory body responsible for civil aviation. Of interest to people in the aviation industry, and demonstrates to legal scholars a particular application of international law. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
