This book indicates the shortcomings of the current international legal system and customary international norms that govern international aviation law to comply with contemporary air transport market realities. As the air transport market develops globally, the safety regime of civil aviation should also be governed and applied globally. In this book, the author departs from current international legal norms to examine the emerging legal field of global administrative law. Through that lens, the possibility of reconstructing the set of legal mechanisms that govern domestic and international administrative interaction in the global field of aviation safety is explored. This book demonstrates that a legal system is never complete but always develops in tandem with changing needs, i.e. the participation of the affected parties.
Exploring the principles of GAL theory contributes to addressing the contemporary legal issues relating to state compliance with international aviation safety standards that would otherwise not be covered by customary international law. In particular, the principles of GAL theory regarding global governance and the 'public' character of global regulations, the role of individuals and states in global governance, and state sovereignty are considered valuable contributions to contemporary global aviation safety issues in practice.
It is asserted in this book that proper checks and balances in global aviation safety can be improved by making these accessible to individuals by way of national courts. Finally, establishing public awareness of global aviation safety standards will eventually create greater pressure on states to implement and enforce them.
This book is in an area increasing academic and research interest of practitioners of public international aviation law, global administrative law, global governance, and global aviation safety, global air transport market regulations.
Industry Reviews
There is no room for doubt that it should adorn any worthwhile library of a student and a practitioner of aviation law as it's objective and general principles can be applied to the SARPs of all nineteen Annexes to the Chicago Convention. In that context, as a work of creativity in the interpretation of legislative and regulatory philosophy, it is significant in value.
Ruwantissa Abeyratne, Aviation Strategies International
There is no room for doubt that it should adorn any worthwhile library of a student and a practitioner of aviation law as it's objective and general principles can be applied to the SARPs of all nineteen Annexes to the Chicago Convention. In that context, as a work of creativity in the interpretation of legislative and regulatory philosophy, it is significant in value.
Ruwantissa Abeyratne, Aviation Strategies International
The book is certainly an excellent addition to the existing air law and public international law literature........ the author did a great job in taking a very original and innovative point of view in discussing the subject matter in the light of globalisation, administrative law, and human rights law
Dr Andrea Trimarchi
