Aviation Law and Drones

David Hodgkinson is a partner at HodgkinsonJohnston and an associate professor at the University of Western Australia. He is the author of books and numerous journal articles on aviation and climate change, and was Director of Legal at IATA, the organisation of the world’s airlines.Rebecca Johnston is a partner at aviation and aerospace law firm, HodgkinsonJohnston, and teaches at the University of Western Australia. She is admitted to practise law in Australia and New York. Together with David Hodgkinson, she is the author of International Air Carrier Liability, Safety and Security (Routledge).

• Preface, Foreword, Introduction, Acronyms1 DRONES, INNNOVATION AND THE CHALLENGE FOR LAW MAKERS *1.1 The Drone Revolution *1.1.1 Definition *1.1.2 History *1.1.3 Turning Points *1.2 Keeping Pace with Technology *1.2.1 Current Use of Drones and The Pace of Technological Growth *1.2.2 Drones – Some Challenges *1.2.3 Current Regulation of Drones *1.2.4 Limitations of Current Regulation of Drones *1.3 Challenges for Law Makers *1.3.1 Balancing Risks and Benefits *1.3.2 Law, Technology and Retrofitting *1.3.3 Problems of Enforcement *2 EXISTING DRONE REGULATION AND ITS ISSUES *2.1 Introduction *2.2 Drones – Challenges *2.2.1 Privacy Issues *2.2.2 Safety and Security Issues *2.3 Current Domestic Regulations *2.3.1 Operational Rules *2.3.2 Safety Regulations *2.3.3 Security Regulations *2.3.4 Insurance *2.3.5 Registration *2.3.6 Licensing *2.4 Current International Regulations *2.4.1 Introduction *2.4.2 The Global Regulatory Regime *2.4.3 European Union *2.5 Making Space for Drones *2.5.1 Airspace issues *2.5.2 Enforcement issues *2.5.3 Integration *2.6 Industry Comment *3 DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS *3.1 INTRODUCTION *3.2 FROM PARIS TO CHICAGO *3.2.1 ORIGINPreface * Foreword *Introduction *Acronyms *1 DRONES, INNNOVATION AND THE CHALLENGE FOR LAW MAKERS *1.1 The Drone Revolution *1.1.1 Definition *1.1.2 History *1.1.3 Turning Points *1.2 Keeping Pace with Technology *1.2.1 Current Use of Drones and The Pace of Technological Growth *1.2.2 Drones – Some Challenges *1.2.3 Current Regulation of Drones *1.2.4 Limitations of Current Regulation of Drones *1.3 Challenges for Law Makers *1.3.1 Balancing Risks and Benefits *1.3.2 Law, Technology and Retrofitting *1.3.3 Problems of Enforcement *2 EXISTING DRONE REGULATION AND ITS ISSUES *2.1 Introduction *2.2 Drones – Challenges *2.2.1 Privacy Issues *2.2.2 Safety and Security Issues *2.3 Current Domestic Regulations *2.3.1 Operational Rules *2.3.2 Safety Regulations *2.3.3 Security Regulations *2.3.4 Insurance *2.3.5 Registration *2.3.6 Licensing *2.4 Current International Regulations *2.4.1 Introduction *2.4.2 The Global Regulatory Regime *2.4.3 European Union *2.5 Making Space for Drones *2.5.1 Airspace issues *2.5.2 Enforcement issues *2.5.3 Integration *2.6 Industry Comment *3 DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS *3.1 INTRODUCTION *3.2 FROM PARIS TO CHICAGO *3.2.1 ORIGIN