The aviation industry is being transformed by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones – commercially, militarily, scientifically and recreationally. National regulations have generally failed to keep pace with the expansion of the fast-growing drone industry. Aviation Law and Drones: Unmanned Aircraft and the Future of Aviation traces the development of aviation laws and regulations, explains how aviation is regulated at an international and national level, considers the interrelationship between rapidly advancing technology and legislative attempts to keep pace, and reviews existing domestic and international drone laws and issues (including safety, security, privacy and airspace issues). Against this background, the book uniquely proposes a rationale for, and key provisions of, guiding principles for the regulation of drones internationally – provisions of which could also be implemented domestically. Finally, the book examines the changing shape of our increasingly busy skies – technology beyond drones and the regulation of that technology. The world is on the edge of major disruption in aviation – drones are just the beginning. Given the almost universal interest in drones, this book will be of interest to readers worldwide, from the academic sector and beyond.
Author(s): David Hodgkinson, Rebecca Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 176
Tags: Aviation Law, Drones
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Foreword......Page 11
Introduction......Page 13
Acronyms......Page 15
1.1.1 Definition......Page 18
1.1.2 History......Page 20
1.1.3 Turning points......Page 28
1.2.1 Current use of drones and the pace of technological growth......Page 30
1.2.2 Drones – some challenges......Page 31
1.2.3 Current regulation of drones......Page 34
1.2.4 Limitations of current regulation of drones......Page 39
1.3 Challenges for law makers......Page 43
1.3.2 Law, technology and retrofitting......Page 44
1.3.3 Problems of enforcement......Page 46
2.2.1 Privacy issues......Page 47
2.2.2 Safety and security issues......Page 51
2.3.2 Safety regulations......Page 52
2.3.4 Insurance......Page 53
2.3.6 Licensing......Page 54
2.4.1 Introduction......Page 55
2.4.2 The global regulatory regime......Page 56
2.4.3 European Union......Page 58
2.5.1 Airspace issues......Page 59
2.5.2 Enforcement issues......Page 60
2.5.3 Integration......Page 62
2.6 Industry comment......Page 63
3.2.1 Origins of flight......Page 80
3.2.2 The 1919 Paris Convention......Page 81
3.2.3 The central role of airspace sovereignty......Page 82
3.2.5 The basic principles of the Chicago Convention......Page 83
3.2.6 Liberalisation of air services, and the right to fly post-Chicago......Page 87
3.3.2 The Warsaw Convention 1929......Page 89
3.3.4 The Guadalajara Convention of 1961......Page 91
3.3.6 The Guatemala City Protocol of 1971......Page 92
3.3.8 The Montreal Convention of 1999......Page 93
3.4 Aviation safety and security......Page 94
3.4.1 Compensation conventions for damage to third parties......Page 97
4.2 Treaties and international instruments......Page 100
4.2.2 Treaties......Page 101
4.2.3 Customary international law......Page 105
4.2.4 Guiding principles......Page 106
4.2.5 Breaches of international aviation law......Page 107
4.3.2 Monism and dualism......Page 108
4.3.3 Australia’s position......Page 109
4.3.5 Differences between federal and unitary systems......Page 111
4.4 Domestic law and sovereignty......Page 112
5.2.1 Preamble......Page 114
5.2.2 Introduction......Page 115
5.2.3 Operative provisions......Page 116
5.3 A multilateral agreement to regulate drones?......Page 126
6.1 Introduction......Page 128
6.2.2 Autonomy......Page 129
6.2.3 Swarming......Page 133
6.2.4 Flight efficiency and endurance......Page 135
6.2.5 Environmentally friendly......Page 137
6.3.1 Robotic flying birds and insects......Page 138
6.3.2 Drone copters......Page 140
6.3.3 Autonomous flying cars......Page 143
6.3.4 Air traffic management systems and supporting infrastructure......Page 144
6.3.5 Vehicles for package delivery......Page 145
6.4 Pilotless commercial aircraft......Page 146
6.5 Issues for regulation going forward......Page 147
Introduction......Page 149
I. Operative Provisions......Page 150
II. General Obligations......Page 152
III. Implementation......Page 153
Bibliography......Page 154
Index......Page 166
