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The characteristics and abilities of autonomous drones pose major chal­lenges for liability law. Nowadays only personal injury and damage to property on the ground are covered by strict liability (Art. 64 para. 1 Swiss Aviation Act). Injured parties are in danger of being left without legal pro­tection in the event of mid-air collisions, as claims for damages cannot be asserted on the basis of erroneous decisions by an algorithm, either through liability for wilful or negligent wrongdoing (Art. 41 para. 1 Swiss Code of Obligations) or product liability. The same applies to purely pecu­niary loss. The question of liability for wilful or negligent wrongdoing arises only if duties of care were violated when using autonomous drones. Such duties of care may ensue from permit and operating regulations. Currently autonomous flights without the possibility of direct control and beyond a pilot’s field of vision are allowed only with special permits. As international efforts show, such barriers will come down in future. Appropriate licensing and operating regulations as described in this dissertation will therefore be required. At the same time it will be necessary to extend strict liability under aviation law for unmanned aircraft that are not steered by a pilot to damage in the event of mid-air collisions and to purely pecuniary damage. The specific legal formulations and their legislative implementation are proposed and discussed here for this purpose.

Law --- Jurisprudence & general issues --- Aviation law --- Robotics

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The Law of Unmanned Aircraft Systems' is a collection of expert essays that provides a comprehensive overview of the areas of air law relevant to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The acceleration in the development and use of UAS across the world has rapidly spawned a patchwork of regulatory initiatives in the field. It is with the purpose of synthesizing and clarifying this diverse body of international, regional, and national law - and of indicating trends and areas of concern - that this extraordinary collection has been compiled. The authors, working in many different parts of the world, are all in some way affiliated with the International Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden University as alumni, faculty members or students.

Drone aircraft --- Aeronautics --- Aerospace law --- Air law --- Aviation law --- Aviation regulations --- Law and legislation. --- Laws and regulations --- Aeronautics and state --- Space law --- Law and legislation

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Aeronautics --- Aeronautics, Commercial --- Law and legislation --- Aerospace law --- Air law --- Aviation law --- Aviation regulations --- Aeronautics and state --- Space law --- Airlines --- Laws and regulations --- Aeronautics - Law and legislation --- Aeronautics, Commercial - Law and legislation --- DROIT AERIEN --- TRANSPORT AERIEN --- EUROPE

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It is a remarkable achievement to write a book that almost four decades after its publication has lost virtually none of its relevance. Manfred Lachs’ famous treatise on the Law of Outer Space was originally published in 1972, yet it is still a classic and must-read text for space law students today, even though copies can nowadays be rarely found. The reissue of this remarkable work is therefore timely indeed. Its aim is to make the brilliance, foresight and clarity of Lachs’ thinking once more easily accessible to a new generation of scholars. Issued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the International Institute of Space Law, of which Lachs was President, this volume reproduces the original text of Lachs' work in full, with a new preface, introduction and index supplied by the editors.

Space law. --- Aerospace law --- Astronautics --- Space flight --- International law --- Aeronautics --- Law and legislation --- Space law --- E-books --- Law and legislation. --- Air law --- Aviation law --- Aviation regulations --- Aeronautics and state --- Laws and regulations

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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.    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. 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.  .

Aeronautics --- Aeronautics, Commercial --- Law and legislation. --- International Civil Aviation Organization. --- Airlines --- Aerospace law --- Air law --- Aviation law --- Aviation regulations --- Law and legislation --- Laws and regulations --- International civil aviation organization --- Law. --- Law of the sea. --- International law. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Astronautics. --- Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Aeronautics and state --- Space law --- OACI