PCAR Flashcards
One of the specialty field in studies of law
Aviation law
A general viewpoint that covers the special characteristics and demands of aviation field
Air law
It is used to describe a system of implicit and explicit agreements that the nations together
Air law
These agreements are known as ______
Conventions
It is a branch of law that is concerned with air transport operations and all the associated legal and business concerns
Air law
This is a series of rules that governs the use of air space for aviation and its benefits for the general public and the nations of the world
Air law
The first attempt to set the air law was made around _____, when German air balloons repeatedly trespassed over French territory.
1910
Convention on International Civil Aviation is also known as _________
Chicago convention
A Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed at chicago on ____________.
7th December, 1944
It established specific principles in order to develop international civil aviation in a safe and orderly manner.
Convention on International Civil Aviation or Chicago Convention
It also ensures that international air transport services are established on the basis of fair opportunity for participating countries
Convention on International Civil Aviation or Chicago Convention
The convention formed the ______________________, the Canada-based agency of the United Nations.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
It consists of an assembly of representatives from the contracting states, a council of governing bodies out of various subordinate bodies and a Secretariat
ICAO
The chief officers of ICAO are the ___________ and __________.
President of the Council and the Secretary General
ICAO conducts meeting every ________ to discuss about the work and to set future policies
three years
Chicago Convention is divided into three parts
•International Air Services Agreement
•Chicago convention - 96 articles, 18 annexes
•International Air Transport Agreement
It is the right of a state to impose its national law on users of its space
Sovereignty
It is the airspace over and within the territorial borders of a state
Territory
It has no vertical limit
Territorial airspace
The three international Air Laws
Public International Law
Private International Law
Supranational Law
It refers to the process which binds the states and international organizations to agreements with respect to their aviation activities
Public international law
Chicago convention and Geneva convention are example of what International air law?
Public international law
It is the series of rules pertaining to the relations between private persons involved in the operation and the use of aircraft.
Private international law
It applies to the travelers and airline staff
Private international law
Example of a private international law
Tokyo convention
It is a law that a higher body can impose with legal force on one or more states
Supranational law
Example of a supranational law
EU air laws