Aviation law
Aviation law , also known as aviation law or aviation law , refers to the area of law that deals with laws , ordinances and other legal issues in aviation .
International aviation law
International agreements apply if several countries are affected, for example when using foreign airspace or landing rights:
- The International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO was founded in the Chicago Convention of 1944 .
- The Warsaw Convention on Carriage by International Air Transport dealt with rules of carriage and liability issues in international air transport. It has since been replaced by the Montreal Convention of 1999.
Air traffic between states is also largely regulated on the basis of bilateral air traffic agreements. In these agreements, the contracting states grant each other specific and precisely described traffic rights ( freedoms of the air ), which are left to the airlines they designate for commercial use.
National law
When it comes to the interests of a state, such as air sovereignty , national law initially applies.
- Germany: In Germany there are a number of laws and ordinances on this: The Aviation Act (LuftVG) regulates, among other things, the use of airspace by aircraft, the Aviation Security Act (LuftSiG) regulates hazard prevention and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Act (FlUUG) regulates the investigation of accidents and disruptions in the operation of civil aircraft.
- In Austria, the Aviation Act (LFG, Federal Law Gazette No. 253/1957 ) is the central national set of rules.
- The Aviation Act (LFG) applies in Switzerland .
- The Aviation Act (LFG) applies in Liechtenstein .
See also
literature
- Isabella HP Diederiks-Verschoor, (et al.): An introduction to air law. Kluwer, Alphen aan den Rijn 2006, ISBN 90-411-2458-6 .
- Ruwantissa IR Abeyratne: Frontiers of aerospace law. Ashgate, Aldershot 2002, ISBN 0-7546-1949-4 .
Germany:
- Walter Schwenk, (et al.): Handbook of Aviation Law. Heymann, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-452-25515-8 .
- Elmar Giemulla, Ronald Schmid: Frankfurt commentary on aviation law. Vol. 1 - 4th Comment . Loose-leaf collection, Luchterhand, Cologne, ISBN 978-3-472-70430-0
- Marcus Schladebach: Air Law . Textbook, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, ISBN 978-3-16-149262-4
- Stephan Hobe / Nicolai von Ruckteschell (eds.): Cologne Compendium of Air Law , 3 volumes, Heymanns, Cologne 2008 to 2010
- Grabherr / Reidt / Wysk: Aviation Law. Comment . Loose-leaf collection, CH Beck, Munich, ISBN 978-3-406-329-128 ff.
Switzerland:
- Philip Bärtschi, Martin Steiger: Collection of decrees on air law . Stämpfli, Bern 2007, ISBN 372729177X ( online airlaw.ch ).
Web links
Germany:
- Laws on the web: German laws and regulations in the field of aviation
- Institute for Air and Space Law (ILWR), University of Cologne
Austria:
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Wysk , in: Edwin Grabherr / Olaf Reidt / Peter Wysk, Luftverkehrsgesetz , 2010, Introduction, Rn. 1 ff.
