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This book discusses megatrends and subsequently applies them to the air transport industry from a legal, ethical and economic perspective. Starting with a detailed discussion on what these megatrends are, the book provides an essential overview of megatrends and air transport, including analytical discussions on how megatrends could affect basic issues such as nationalism and sovereignty, market access in air transport, and commercial space transport. It also delves into the rights of the airline passenger as affected by megatrends. Further, the book analyses a broad range of topics, including: the digital transformation of air transport; technology and air transport; robotic pilots and their legal ramifications; the human-robot interface and the law with focus on the pilot; cognitive computing; and issues of empowerment and connectivity. It discusses in detail United Nations initiatives and initiatives of the International Civil Aviation Organization, considering aspects such as: the new world order; e-trends and air transport; apps that make air travel easier; and apps designed to help the aviation authorities. Further topics include artificial intelligence and air transport and related technical, ethical and economic issues, as well as a legal inquiry into manufacturer's defects; design defects; and liability for failure to warn of defects. Questions are posed and answers provided on the effects of artificial intelligence and legal issues stemming from its use in air transport. Two major discussions follow on millennials and air transport, and on the Internet of everything as related to air transport. The conclusion ties in megatrends with air transport and offers the industry a way forward for adapting to these trends.

This book addresses an essential gap in the regulatory regime, which provides legislation, statements and guidelines on airlines, airports, air navigation services providers and States in the field of aviation, but is notably lacking when it comes to the rights of the airline passenger, and the average citizen who is threatened by military air strikes. It addresses subjects such as international resolutions on human rights and other human rights conventions related to aviation that impact both air transport consumers and people on the ground who are threatened by air strikes through drone attacks; disabled and obese airline passengers; compensation for delayed carriage and the denial of carriage; noise and air pollution caused by aviation and their effects on human health and wellbeing; prevention of death or injury to passengers and attendant compensatory rights; risk management; relief flights; and racial profiling. These subjects are addressed against the backdrop of real case studies that include but are not limited to instances of drone attacks, and contentious flights in the year 2014 such as MH 370, MH 17 and QZ 8501.

Air law has recently grown in significance. Drawing on international and national instruments and a wealth of case law from many jurisdictions, including the International Court of Justice, this book covers the role of international law in such matters as legal consequences arising from the use of automation in civil aviation, the carriage of the elderly and disabled by air, unlawful interference with civil aviation, protection of the environment, and the legal management of aviation security. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint

National policies concerning the liability of airlines that transport inadmissible persons or refugees & state responsibility to accept these individuals are studied to illustrate the need for more sensitive immigration policies toward illegal immigrants seeking refuge or asylum. An overview of the definition of "inadmissible aliens" as established during the International Civil Aviation Organization's 1944 convention in Chicago, IL, is provided. Puerto Rican & US court decisions are reviewed to demonstrate the complexities involved in determining the liability of internationally transporting inadmissible aliens. The rights of individuals seeking refuge as stipulated under various UN committees & agencies (eg, the International Refugee Organization) are considered; the impact of legislation created by these agencies on contemporary US, UK, & Canadian court decisions is examined. Despite the need for airlines to implement more judicious acceptance policies, it is concluded that states must take greater responsibility for adhering to internationally accepted treaties. J. W. Parker

The principle of commonality & emergent trends in recognition of related international law are examined in conjunction with the provisions of the Outer Space Treaty. The principle of commonality is rooted in the jurisprudential theory of monism, which holds that international law is supreme over national law. In its application to space law, the principle means that outer space belongs to mankind in common & no state can claim sovereignty. The use of space technology also follows the principles of customary international law. Thus, space law, in following international & treaty law, addresses responsibility & liability where a state as user of space technology courses harm to other states. Cases of public international law & treaty law in following international & treaty law that support space law are discussed. M. Pflum

Examines Security Council decisions which disregard customary principles of international law, and political implications of the International Court of Justice's status as an independent judicial body.

Institutional and programmatic aspects, 1990-99.

The UN is examined as an instrument of international law (IL), analyzing its competence to promulgate & sustain principles of IL throughout its member states. Also presented are a critical analysis of past achievements of the UN in relation to the application of principles of IL by states, & an examination of whether the aims of General Assembly Resolution 44/23 (declaring 1990-1999 the UN Decade of International Law) could be successfully attained. It is argued that the ineffectiveness of IL is due to its reactive nature, & that IL should be applied more proactively; eight measures to enhance the effectiveness of IL & make Resolution 44/23 work are suggested. Modified AA