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Using the Artemis Accords to Build Customary International Law: A Vision for a U.S.-Centric Good Governance Regime in Outer Space

Feb 26, 2022 | Air and Space Law, Comment, Walker A. Smith

By Walker A. Smith International space law is a relatively undeveloped field primarily occupied by the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (Treaty). This Treaty, while long on general principles, is short on details. With the United States’ recent push to return to the Moon by...

Keeping Watch from Liftoff to Landing: A Call for Increased Public Education on the Intersection of Human Trafficking and Commercial Air Travel

Feb 26, 2022 | Air and Space Law, Comment, Gretchen Mahoney

By Gretchen Mahoney Over the past two decades, multilateral organizations and the U.S. government have fought tirelessly to eradicate human trafficking. Drafting and passing protocols, resolutions, and statutes, these entities attempted to gain the upper hand by...

Immunity Doesn’t Fly: The Case for Federal Responsibility for Torts Committed by Transportation Security Officers

Feb 26, 2022 | Air and Space Law, Comment, Courtney Rimann

By Courtney Rimann Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) are the Transportation Security Administration’s first line of defense against terrorism in U.S. airways. The American flying public puts their safety, and their luggage, in the hands of these officers, who...

Accountability For Sexual Assault Aboard Airplanes: An Analysis of the Need For Reporting Requirements at 35,000 Feet

May 1, 2021 | Air and Space Law, Comment, Madison L. George

By Madison L. George Abstract Currently, airlines have no legal duty to report an in-flight sexual assault to law enforcement. This lack of a duty to report hinders investigations, prevents victims from receiving closure, and imposes additional liability on air...

Grounded: How the 737 MAX Crashes Highlight Issues with FAA Delegation and a Potential Remedy in the Federal Tort Claims Act

May 1, 2021 | Administrative Law, Air and Space Law, Comment, Drew H. Nunn

By Drew H. Nunn Abstract The over-delegation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of new aircraft design certification authority to the very companies seeking such certification has led to a stunning lack of oversight and bending to private economic interests....

Ending the Forever War: Resolving the Boeing-Airbus Trade Dispute with a New Bilateral Agreement

Oct 30, 2020 | Air and Space Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Brooke Vaydik, Comment

By Brooke Vaydik Abstract In today’s ever-connected and increasingly global economy, there is a strong need for cooperation in bilateral and multilateral trade exchanges, but international trade disputes have arisen in the context of many industries, goods, and...

Airlines Aren’t Just Carrying Passengers and Cargo Anymore—They’re Also Carrying the Burden of the American Conflict of Laws System

Dec 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Comment, Conflict of Laws, Kaylee Knowlton Henson

By Kaylee Knowlton Henson Abstract This Comment begins by walking through the current conflict of laws system in the United States and explores the application of general conflict of laws rules and three major issues that accompany the current system, which leaves...

A Brave New World: Using the Outer Space Treaty to Design International Data Protection Standards for Low- Earth Orbit Satellite Operators

Dec 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Amir Saboorian, Comment, Privacy Law

By Amir Saboorian Abstract The modern satellite communications industry was but a flicker of an idea prior to World War II, yet today, communications satellites serve as crucial hubs in the transmission of vital data that help shrink the world. Technological...

Preventing Drunk Flying: A Legislative Solution

Dec 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Comment, John Sivils, Legislation

By John Sivils Abstract Drunk flying poses a serious safety risk to airline passengers. The current system of detecting pilot intoxication and preventing drunk flying relies on the vigilance of coworkers, and statutes prohibiting “operating” an airplane while...

DOT Final Rule on Air Charter Brokers: Paving the Way for the “Uberization” of Private Air Travel

Sep 1, 2019 | Administrative Law, Air and Space Law, Comment, Jet McGuire, Transportation Law

By Jet McGuire Abstract The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Final Rule on air charter brokers offers an important advancement in private aviation. The previously ultraexclusive industry, requiring massive capital expenditures for entry, is now accessible to...
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