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International Aviation Law and Pandemic

Feb 26, 2022 | Air and Space Law, Article, Feature, Timothy Ravich

By Timothy Ravich Commercial airplanes are vectors of infectious disease, advancing, if not sparking, global epidemics and potentially pandemics by exporting pathogens from endemic areas of the world to non-endemic places. For example, according to the global...

Profit or Safety: Where Is Outer Space Headed?

Feb 26, 2022 | Air and Space Law, Article, Feature, Paul B. Larsen

By Paul B. Larsen The space powers (the U.S., the European Space Agency (ESA), China, and Russia) are now preparing national space traffic regimes with insufficient regard for the Outer Space Treaty’s (OST) agreed “Principles Governing the Activities of States in...

A Further History of the SMU Air Law Symposium

Dec 13, 2021 | Article, Don G. Rushing, Legal History

By Don G. Rushing I was honored to recently receive an invitation from the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Air Law and Commerce to prepare a brief history of the SMU Air Law Symposium. The request was to build upon an article about the history of the symposium’s...

Targeting in Outer Space: An Exploration of Regime Interactions in the Final Frontier

May 1, 2021 | Air and Space Law, Article, Caitlyn Georgeson, Matthew T. Stubbs, Military, War, and Peace

By Caitlyn Georgeson and Matthew T. Stubbs Abstract Space infrastructure is now integral to both civilian life and warfare. Belligerents may find great military advantage in destroying a satellite in orbit, but this could have grave consequences for civilians on earth...

Liability for the Death of Aircraft Passengers in Indonesia

May 1, 2021 | Air and Space Law, Article, Simon A. Butt, Tim Lindsey, Transportation Law

By Simon A. Butt and Tim Lindsey Download the full article (PDF) here. Westlaw | Lexis Recommended Citation Simon A. Butt et al., Liability for the Death of Aircraft Passengers in Indonesia, 85 J. Air L. & Com. 573 (2020).

Whose Rights Are They Anyway? Solving the Problem of Extraterritorial Assertions of Authority in the Aviation Industry

Dec 1, 2020 | Air and Space Law, Article, John L. Sasso

By John L. Sasso Download the full article (PDF) here. Westlaw | Lexis Recommended Citation John L. Sasso, Whose Rights Are They Anyway? Solving the Problem of Extraterritorial Assertions of Authority in the Aviation Industry, 85 J. Air L. & Com. 537...

Bet on the Field: Why Field Preemption Should Apply to the Federal Aviation Act

Dec 1, 2020 | Air and Space Law, Article, Jack Milligan, Torts

By Jack Milligan Abstract One of the primary challenges facing the American aviation industry is the issue of federal preemption. Although Congress has a long history of heavy involvement in regulating the aviation industry, the Federal Aviation Act (FAAct) does not...

Biometrics Takes Off—Fight Between Privacy and Aviation Security Wages On

Dec 1, 2020 | Administrative Law, Air and Space Law, Alexa N. Acquista, Article

By Alexa N. Acquista Abstract In the last two decades, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented a variety of new screening and identity verification methods in U.S. airports through its various agencies such as the Transportation Security...

Federal Dollars for All Humankind: Using Procurement Law to Increase Diversity in the Space Industry

Dec 1, 2020 | Air and Space Law, Article, Government Contracts, Nicole A. Williamson

By Nicole A. Williamson Abstract This Article explores how to employ federal government contracting programs to increase gender and racial diversity within the space industry. Part II of the Article touches briefly on the importance of diversity generally and examines...

The Legal Challenges of International Suborbital Flights: A Bilateral Solution

Dec 1, 2020 | Air and Space Law, Aram Daniel Kerkonian, Article, Nivedita Raju

By Aram Daniel Kerkonian and Nivedita Raju Download the full article (PDF) here. Westlaw | Lexis Recommended Citation Aram Daniel Kerkonian et al., The Legal Challenges of International Suborbital Flights: A Bilateral Solution, 85 J. Air L. & Com. 387...
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