Res Communis

Articles
Annals of Air and Space Law (V. 33, 2008):

# Avant-propos
v
# Preface
vi
# In Celebration – Henri “Or” Wassenbergh
xi

# I. LEADING ARTICLES / ARTICLES DE FOND

# AIR LAW/DROIT AÉRIEN
# Air Carrier Liability Regimes in China
WU JIANDUAN
p.1
# Aviation Safety and Security in West Africa: Legal and Regulatory Issues Inherent in Aerospace Activities – Focus on Nigeria
NAA ADOLEY ADDY
p.32
# The Development of Air Law – From the Paris Conference of 1910 to the Chicago Convention of 1944
MALGORZATA POLKOWSKA
p.59
# The U.S. Plan for the Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT) – An Inter-agency Approach to Controlling the Skies Post-9/11
CHRISTOPHER M. PETRAS AND MARK E. PETERSON
p.91
# Airline Agreements and Competition Law – Qantas Airways’ Operations in Singapore
ALAN KHEE-JIN TAN
p.111
# The Evolution of Air Transport Agreements
PAUL STEPHEN DEMPSEY
p.127
# Africa’s Long Path to Liberalizing Air Services – Status Quo of the Implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision
CHARLES E. SCHLUMBERGER
p.194
# Runway Incursions – General Principles of Liability
RUWANTISSA ABEYRATNE
p.231

# SPACE LAW/DROIT SPATIAL
# Take me to your Lawyer – The Inadequacies of the Current Regime of Space Law and Its effect on Commercialization of Space
MATTHEW W. GABLE
p.257
# Space Law for Humankind, Transhumans and Post humans – Is There a Need for a Unique Theory of Natural Law Principles?
GEORGE S. ROBINSON
p.287
# The Evolution of US Space Policy
PAUL STEPHEN DEMPSEY
p.325
# Anti-Satellite Weapons – Threats, Laws and the Uncertain Future of Space
BRANDON L. HART
p.344
# Legal Analysis of a Case concerning Liability for Commercial Space Endeavors: Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition 2007 – Emeralda v. Mazonia
C. BRANDON HALSTEAD, BRANDON L. HART AND KARAN SINGH
p.382
# The United States and Legality of Outer Space Weaponization – A Proposal for Greater Transparency and a Dispute Resolution Mechanism
MICHAEL C. MINEIRO
p.441

# II. SHORTER ARTICLES AND COMMENTS/DES ARTICLES PLUS COURTS ET COMMENTAIRES
# Air Carrier Liability under the Venezuelan Civil Aeronautics Law of 2005
GERMAN DELGADO-SOTO
p.469
# Protecting the Rights of Passengers with Reduced Mobility in the EU – Regulation EC 1107/2006 concerning the Rights of Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility when Travelling by Air
ANNA KONERT
p.477
# The Network Airline Production Problem
R. MICHAEL BAIADA
p.484

# WORKSHOP REPORTS AND KEYNOTE ADDRESSES/COMPTE-RENDU DE LECTURE ET ADRESSES PRINCIPALES
# Keynote Address delivered at the 2007 ICAO-McGill Conference on Aviation Safety, Security and the Environment – the Way Forward
GIOVANNI BISIGNANI
p.496
# Keynote Address delivered at the 2007 ICAO-McGill Conference on Aviation Safety, Security and the Environment – the Way Forward
SCOTT CARSON
p.503
# Report of the International Conference and Workshop on Contemporary Issues in Air and Space Law, Macau, April 2007
MARK A. GLYNN
p.510

# IV. BOOK REVIEWS/CRITIQUES DE LIVRES
# PAUL LARSEN, JOSEPH SWEENEY AND JOHN GILLICK, Aviation Laws: Cases, Laws, and Related Sources
Reviewed by Paul Stephen Dempsey
p.533
# MARTIN BARTLIK, The Impact of EU Law on the Regulation of International Air Transportation
Reviewed by Ruwantissa I.R. Abeyratne
p.535
# MARCUS SCHLADEBACH, Luftrecht
Reviewed by Ludwig Weber
p.539
# GERARDINE MEISHAN GOH, Dispute Settlement in International Space Law – A Multi-Door Courthouse for Outer Space
Reviewed by Yaw Otu M. Nyampong
p.543

Speeches
Opening address by the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Mr. Roberto Kobeh González, to the Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services, (Montréal, 15 September 2008)

“It’s the Little Things That Matter”, Robert A. Sturgell, Montreal, Canada, September 18, 2008, American Bar Association Air and Space Law Forum

Books
Robert Henson, Editor – Satellite Observations to Benefit Science and Society: Recommended Missions for the Next Decade

Space Security Index 2008

Blogs
What now for the tanker? – Leeham News and Comment

The Space Cold War Has Begun: Russia To Assist Cuba – Colony Worlds

Why Spatial Law? – Spatial Law Blog

FGDC endorses the Geographic Information Framework Data Standard – FGDC

Next Generation Digital Earth – GeoData Policy

Senate Committee Tables U.K and Australia Defense Treaties – Export Law Blog

Russia to help with space program… in Cuba? – FP Passport

Killing Satellite Providers in Islamic Law – Islamic Law Blog

AmericaView Authorization H.R. 6970 Released – GeoData Policy

Weldon sounds off on INKSNA – Space Politics

Reports
Commercial Aviation: Impact of Airline Crew Scheduling on Delays and Cancellations of Commercial Flights. GAO-08-1041R, September 17

Defense Infrastructure: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Need to Reevaluate Vulnerabilities Associated with Moving the NORAD Command Center from Cheyenne Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base, and to Acknowledge Acceptance of the Risks. GAO-08-1054R, September 18

Council on Foreign Relations – China, Space Weapons, and U.S. Security