Convention on International Civil Aviation A Commentary

This book is both a repertory guide to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) as well as a legal analysis of the provisions of the treaty.  It traces action taken by the ICAO Assembly and the Council in the implementation

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Convention on International Civil Aviation A Commentary

Convention on International Civil Aviation

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Ruwantissa Abeyratne

Convention on International Civil Aviation A Commentary

Ruwantissa Abeyratne Legal Affairs and External Relations Bureau International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Montreal Quebec Canada

ISBN 978-3-319-00067-1 ISBN 978-3-319-00068-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-00068-8 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013944364 # Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

The 70th Anniversary of the signature ceremony of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) will fall on 7 December 2014. This day each year also happens to be designated “International Civil Aviation Day” marked by a modest ceremony by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). In reality, the 7th of December is not the day the Chicago Convention’s anniversary should be associated with. It should be the date on which the Chicago Convention entered into force, which was 4 April 1947. However, the ICAO Assembly chose otherwise and, at its 29th Session (Montreal, 22 September–8 October 1992), adopted Resolution A29-1, which