Sustainable Development, International Aviation, and Treaty Implementation

International civil aviation is a significant polluter of the atmosphere. In this volume, a group of air law and sustainable development law specialists considers how the international community can respond.

Armand L.C. de Mestral (Edited by), P. Paul Fitzgerald (Edited by), Md. Tanveer Ahmad (Edited by)

9781316606773, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 August 2019

379 pages, 2 b/w illus. 3 tables
23 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.4 kg

In 1944 the Chicago Convention set out the foundations of public international law regulating international air transport, but until 2016 no international agreement existed to limit its environmental impact. Sustainable Development, International Aviation, and Treaty Implementation explains why the CORSIA scheme, adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization in 2016, should be implemented in 2020 even though the adequacy of this scheme is still open to doubt and criticism. This book seeks to examine the many dimensions of the effort to contain greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft in a manner consonant with the principles of sustainable development, and examines the development of international law and policy in an area that has remained largely outside the general framework of international environmental law. International civil aviation is a significant polluter of the atmosphere, and in this volume, a group of air law and sustainable development law specialists considers how the international community can respond.

Introduction: sustainable development, international aviation, and treaty implementation Armand L. C. de Mestral, P. Paul Fitzgerald and Md. Tanveer Ahmad
Part I. Current Status of Global Aviation and Sustainable Development: 1. Technology developments and renewable fuels for sustainable aviation David W. Zingg and Ömer L. Gülder
2. Global civil aviation emissions standards – from noise to greener fuels Md. Tanveer Ahmad
3. Sustainable flight management and aviation P. Paul Fitzgerald and Md. Tanveer Ahmad
4. Environmental sustainability measures for airports Maha Mousavi Sameh and Julianna Scavuzzi
Part II. Regional Aviation Issues: 5. Sustainable development and emission trading I – the EU perspective Markus W. Gehring and Cairo Robb
6. Sustainable development, aviation and open skies: exporting environmental values through open skies: the case of the European Union Kuan-Wei Chen
7. Aviation and sustainable development: some perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Jae Woon Lee, Benoît Mayer and Joseph Wheeler
8. Sustainable aviation and the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to Africa: paradoxes, barriers, and prospects Damilola S. Olawuyi
9. Sustainable tourism and the impact of climate change on the Caribbean Nicole Gonzales
Part III. Dispute Settlement: 10. Settlement of disputes at ICAO and sustainable development Armand L. C. de Mestral
11. International civil aviation and sustainable development: the application of WTO law Emilie Conway and Armand L. C. de Mestral
Part IV. Future Directions: 12. Getting to global cooperation: ICAO and climate change Alejandro Piera
13. Seeking global environmental harmony in aviation P. Paul Fitzgerald
14. Inspirations from sustainable maritime development Jeffrey J. Smith
15. Corporate social responsibility in the aviation industry P. Paul Fitzgerald and Rene David-Cooper
Conclusion: reflections on ICAO, sovereignty, and supra-state governance Brian F. Havel.

Subject Areas: Environment law [LNKJ], Company, commercial & competition law [LNC], Private international law & conflict of laws [LBG], International space & aerospace law [LBDA], International environmental law [LBBP], Treaties & other sources of international law [LBBC], Public international law [LBB]