Convention On International Civil Aviation: A Commentary
by Ruwantissa Abeyratne /
2013 / English / PDF
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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 of the Convention from the first ICAO Assembly in
1947 until 2012. Above all, the book offers a commentary on
the functional and moral fabric of the Chicago Convention, which
is not only a multilateral legal instrument that sets out basic
principles of air navigation and air transport, but also serves
as a moral compass that brings the people of the world
together.
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 of the Convention from the first ICAO Assembly in
1947 until 2012. Above all, the book offers a commentary on
the functional and moral fabric of the Chicago Convention, which
is not only a multilateral legal instrument that sets out basic
principles of air navigation and air transport, but also serves
as a moral compass that brings the people of the world
together.
The teleological nature of the Chicago Convention is reflected
from the outset – from its Preamble which sets the tone and
philosophy of the Convention – that aviation builds friendship
and understanding among all people, to its technical provisions
that range from rules of the air to landing at airports and
customs and immigration procedures. The book effectively
demonstrates the Aristotelian principle – that rules make people
good by forming habits in them. Standardization, or in
other words, compliance, is the driver of the Convention that
keeps aviation safe, regular, efficient and economical. To
that end, this book traces and details the sustained
relevance of the Chicago Convention and the efforts
of ICAO and the international aviation community towards keeping
air transport on track and ready for its future exponential
growth, both in letter and in spirit.
The teleological nature of the Chicago Convention is reflected
from the outset – from its Preamble which sets the tone and
philosophy of the Convention – that aviation builds friendship
and understanding among all people, to its technical provisions
that range from rules of the air to landing at airports and
customs and immigration procedures. The book effectively
demonstrates the Aristotelian principle – that rules make people
good by forming habits in them. Standardization, or in
other words, compliance, is the driver of the Convention that
keeps aviation safe, regular, efficient and economical. To
that end, this book traces and details the sustained
relevance of the Chicago Convention and the efforts
of ICAO and the international aviation community towards keeping
air transport on track and ready for its future exponential
growth, both in letter and in spirit.