Public International Air Law

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

Convention de Chicago [.pdf] - Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale


Transit Agreement [.pdf] - International Air Services Transit Agreement
Chicago, December 7, 1944

Accord au transit [.pdf] - Accord relatif au transit des services aériens internationaux


Transport Agreement [.pdf] - International Air Services Transit Agreement
Chicago, December 7, 1944

Accord au transport [.pdf] - Accord relatif au transport des services aériens internationaux


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

Texte trilingue [.pdf] - Protocole concernant le texte authentique trilingue de la Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale

 

Final Clause [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, September 30, 1977

Clause finale [.pdf] - Protocole concernant un amendement de la Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale

 

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 83bis [.pdf] - Protocole concernant un amendement de la Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale

 

Article 3bis [.pdf] - Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Montreal, May 10, 1984

Article 3bis [.pdf] - Protocole concernant un amendement de la Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale

 

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

 

"Aviation Security" instruments

Tokyo Convention [.pdf] - Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft
Tokyo, September 14, 1963

Tokyo Convention [.pdf] - Convention relative aux infractions et à certains autres actes survenant à bord des aéronefs

 

The Hague Convention [.pdf] - Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
The Hague, December 16, 1970

Convention de La Haye [.pdf] - Convention pour la répression de la capture illicite d'aéronefs

 

Montreal Convention (1971) [.pdf] - Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation
Montreal, September 23, 1971

Convention de Montreal (1971) [.pdf] - Convention pour la répression d'actes illicites dirigés contre la sécurité de l'aviation civile

 

Montreal Convention (1988) [.pdf] - Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation
Montreal, February 24, 1988 

Convention de Montreal (1988) [.pdf] - Convention pour la répression des actes illicites de violence dans les aéroports servant à l'aviation civile internationale

 

Montreal Convention (1991) [.pdf] - Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection
Montreal, February 24, 1988

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)

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