Legal Research Guides by Course - Public International Aviation Law

(formerly Aviation Law)

Course Description

Aviation and airplanes are essential tools for facilitating commerce, communications, and international relations between nations. For many nations, aviation is a symbol of national pride, prestige, and global integration. This class will introduce modern aviation law in its main forms: international treaties, air transport agreements, key case law, international dispute resolution between nations, and significant principles of U.S. domestic law. We will explore The Chicago Convention of 1944 and how it continues to shape aviation of the rights of nations in international flights. We will discuss the International Civil Aviation Organization and its role in air safety, aviation security, ensuring sovereignty of a nation's airspace, commercial air traffic routes, and liability. We will also discuss the regulatory schemes of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation, and the U.S. legislative response to international terrorism before and after 9-11. We will analyze the legal issues surrounding aviation and the environment, airport construction, aviation insurance, and aircraft accident litigation in the U.S. courts. (2 credits)

Faculty Who Teach This Course

• John Goetz (adjunct professor)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

K4091-K4108     Air and Space Law
KFP305     Pennsylvania Aviation
K4111-K4135     Commercial Aeronautics
KF2400-KF2462     Aviation (Federal Law)
KF2471-KF2480     Space Law (Federal Law)
KF3580.A8     Labor Law of Aviation Industry - US
KFP305     Pennsylvania Aviation

Legal Research Databases

• Bloomberg Law
• CCH Library - Intelliconnect - Aviation Law Reporter
• Hein Online - Journal of Air Law & Commerce; Air & Space Law
• Lexis Advance
• Westlaw Next
• CALI - Aviation Law - http://www.cali.org/category/cali-topics/2l-3l-upper-level-lesson-topics/aviation-law
• Aviation (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/aviation
• Aviation Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/aviation-law.html
• Aviation Law (Lawyers.com) - http://aviation.lawyers.com/
• Aviation Law Brief - http://www.aviationlawbrief.com/index.html
• Aviation Law Research Guide (Georgetown University) (note: this references their collection but has very good general research information on Aviation Law) - http://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/guides/aviationlaw.cfm
• Aviation Law Compendium (ABA Section of Litigation) - http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/aviation/compendium.html
• Aviation Consumer Protection (US Dept. of Transportation) - http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer
• International Aviation Law Institute (DePaul U.) - http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/aviation_law/

Aviation Accidents

• Aviation Accidents - Overview (FindLaw) - http://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/aviation-accidents-overview.html
• Aviation Accidents FAQ (FindLaw) - http://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/aviation-accidents-faq.html
• Aviation Accident Database (NTSB) - http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/index.aspx
• Inflight Injuries on Airplanes (FindLaw) - http://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/in-flight-injuries-on-airplanes.html
• Product Liability and Aviation Accidents (FindLaw) - http://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/product-liability-and-aviation-accidents.html

Aviation Safety Data

• AirSafety.com Newsletter - http://airsafety.info/wp/
• Aviation Safety Network - http://aviation-safety.net/index.php
• Aviation Safety Data Accessibility Study Index (FAA) - http://www.nasdac.faa.gov/aviation_studies/safety_data/safety_data_index.html
• Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing System (FAA) - http://www.asias.faa.gov/portal/page/portal/asias_pages/asias_home/

Organizations Related to Aviation Law

• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) - http://www.aopa.org/
• Airlines for America - http://www.airlines.org/Pages/Home.aspx
• Aviation Council of Pennsylvania - http://www.acpfly.com/
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - http://www.faa.gov/
• Forum on Air and Space Law (ABA) - http://www.americanbar.org/groups/air_space/resources.html
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - http://www.icao.int/Pages/default.aspx
• International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association (IATSBA) - http://iatsba.org/
• International Council of Air Shows - http://www.airshows.aero/News/
• Lawyers Pilots Bar Association (LPBA) - http://www.lpba.org/

Space Law

• International Institute of Space Law - http://www.iislweb.org/publications.html
• Journal of Space Law - http://www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/jsl/index.html

Blogs

• Aviation Law Prof. Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/
• Aviation Law Monitor (The Danko Law Firm) - http://www.aviationlawmonitor.com/

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)

Course Listed Under the following Law School Concentrations

• Government & Public Interest Law

rev. 9/17/2012, 2/4/2013
Patricia Horvath