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Air Law, Regulations, and Compliance Management (2015-2016) |
Course Instructors
The instructors for the course will be Prof. Paul Stephen Dempsey, Mr. Marios Seretis, and Mr. Arthur Eberg. Their bio can be seen in the links below:
Prof. Paul Stephen Dempsey
Mr. Marios Seretis
Mr. Arthur Eberg
Course Intent
This course seeks to introduce students to various issues surrounding the law and regulation of aviation and the airline business following the deregulation and liberalisation of the aviation market. It begins by examining relevant principles and rules of international law that affect the use of air space before turning attention to the national and international regulation of economic, safety, security, and environmental, matters in air transport. The liability regime governing air carriers and manufacturers are discussed, as are issues of concern to the airline business, such as competition, mergers and acquisitions, airline alliances, aircraft finance and consumer protection.
Course Format
Lecture-based course.
6 days of instruction, 36 hours of instruction.
36 modules in total
Course Schedule
You can reach the course schedule from this link.
Course Assessment
In Class - Group Presentations: Jumbo-Heavy Case Study
Individual Final Exam: An exam combining material from the entire course
Each component of a student's grade in this course will be assigned as a percentage grade (ranging from 0% to 100%). The final grade for the course will be calculated by multiplying each grade by the weight in the grading system described above.
Lecture Notes
Lecture notes can be seen in the table below:
Module 01 |
Challenges Facing Civil Aviation in the 21st Century |
Module 02 |
The Chicago Convention as the Constitution of an International (Civil Aviation) Organization
The Chicago Convention as a Source of International Law |
Module 03 |
Origins of International Lawmaking: The Chicago Convention |
Module 04 |
Environmental Law and Sustainability in International Aviation |
Module 05 |
Market Based Measures in International Civil Aviation: Current State of the Law |
Module 06 |
Reserved for Case Study |
Module 07 |
Aviation Safety Regulation |
Module 08 |
Blacklisting: The Conflict Between National and International Aviation Safety Standards |
Module 09 |
Aviation Security I |
Module 10 |
Aviation Security II |
Module 11 |
Aircraft Finance and Registration of Security Interests I |
Module 12 |
Aircraft Finance and Registration of Security Interests II |
Module 13 |
Airline Liability for Passenger Injury, Death and Delay I |
Module 14 |
Airline Liability for Passenger Injury, Death and Delay II |
Module 15 |
Air Carrier Liability for Loss and Damage of Air Cargo |
Module 16 |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Liability |
Module 17 & 18 |
Consumer Protection Laws |
Module 19 |
Air Carrier Regulation: The US, EU, UK and Canadian Examples
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Module 20 |
Government and Aviation: Not Exactly a Marriage Made in Heaven |
Module 21 |
Competition Law and the Airline Industry |
Module 22 |
Airline Mergers, Acquisitions & Airline Alliances |
Module 23 |
Predatory Practices & Collusion Between Airlines |
Module 24 |
Reserved for Case Study |
Module 25 |
Air Traffic Rights: Deregulation and Liberalization |
Module 26 |
Liberalization, Open Skies and Beyond, Part I |
Module 27 |
Liberalization, Open Skies and Beyond, Part II |
Module 28 |
Liberalization, Open Skies and Beyond, Part III |
Module 29 |
Contract Law |
Module 30 |
Reserved for Case Study |
Module 31 |
Air Navigation |
Module 32 |
The Regulation of Airport Landing Slots
Airport Planning & Development |
Extra materials for the lecture notes can be seen in the table below:
Course Readings
Course readings can be reached from the table below:
Case Study and Assignments
Case study and group assignment can be seen in the table below:
Additional Materials
These are the materials added during the course
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