These documents relate primarily to laws and agreements governing aviation. You may also wish to consult issues of the Annals of Air and Space Law for recent developments.
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"Chicago" acts and related protocols
Chicago Convention [.pdf] - Convention on International Civil Aviation
Chicago, December 7, 1944
Transit Agreement [.pdf] - International Air Services Transit Agreement
Chicago, December 7, 1944
Transport Agreement [.pdf] - International Air Services Transit Agreement
Chicago, December 7, 1944
Article 93bis [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, April 27, 1947
Article 45 [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, June 14, 1954
Article 48(a) [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Rome, September 15, 1962
Trilingual Text [.pdf] - Protocol on the Authentic Trilingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Buenos Aires, September 24, 1968
Final Clause [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, September 30, 1977
Quadrilingual Text [.pdf] - Protocol on the Authentic Quadrilingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944)
Montreal, September 30, 1977
Article 83bis [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, October 6, 1980
Article 3bis [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, May 10, 1984
Article 56 [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, October 6, 1989
Article 50(a) [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, October 26, 1990
Quinquelingual Text [.pdf] - Protocol on the Authentic Quinquelingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944)
Montreal, September 29, 1995
Six Language text [.pdf] - Protocol on the Authentic Six-Language Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944)
Montreal, October 1, 1998
Convention de Chicago [.pdf] - Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale
Accord au transit [.pdf] - Accord relatif au transit des services aériens internationaux
Accord au transport [.pdf] - Accord relatif au transport des services aériens internationaux
Texte trilingue [.pdf] - Protocole concernant le texte authentique trilingue de la Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale
Clause finale [.pdf] - Protocole concernant un amendement de la Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale
Article 83bis [.pdf] - Protocole concernant un amendement de la Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale
Article 3bis [.pdf] - Protocole concernant un amendement de la Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale
"Aviation Security" instruments
Rome Convention 1933 - Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to the Precautionary Attachment of Aircraft
Rome, May 2, 1933
Tokyo Convention [.pdf] - Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft
Tokyo, September 14, 1963
The Hague Convention [.pdf] - Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
The Hague, December 16, 1970
Montreal Convention (1971) [.pdf] - Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation
Montreal, September 23, 1971
Montreal Convention (1988) [.pdf] - Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation
Montreal, February 24, 1988
Montreal Convention (1991) [.pdf] - Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection
Montreal, February 24, 1988
Tokyo Convention [.pdf] - Convention relative aux infractions et à certains autres actes survenant à bord des aéronefs
Convention de La Haye [.pdf] - Convention pour la répression de la capture illicite d'aéronefs
Convention de Montreal (1971) [.pdf] - Convention pour la répression d'actes illicites dirigés contre la sécurité de l'aviation civile
Convention de Montreal (1988) [.pdf] - Convention pour la répression des actes illicites de violence dans les aéroports servant à l'aviation civile internationale
Convention de Montreal (1991) [.pdf] - Convention sur le marquage des explosifs plastiques et en feuilles aux fins de détection
Joint financing instruments
Joint Financing Iceland [.pdf] - Ageement on the Joint Financing of Certain Air Navigation Services in Iceland (1956) (as amended by Montreal Protocol of 1982)
Geneva, September 25, 1956
Financement collectif de l'Islande [.pdf]- Accord sur le financement collectif de certains services de navigation aérienne d'Islande (1956) (amendé par le Protocole de Montréal de 1982)