Just Culture Principles in Aviation Law

Francesca Pellegrino is Full Professor of Maritime and Air Law at Messina University, Italy, as well as Visiting Professor at World Maritime University Malmo, of International Maritime Organization and at the Universities of Granada, Cadix, Vigo (Spain) and Nantes (France) within the Erasmus Teaching programme.

• Origin and Development of a "Just Culture".- The Legal Defintion of "Just Culture" in Aviation.- Legitimate and Illegitimate Behaviour in Aviation.- "Just Culture" Versus "Blame Culture" in Aviation.- From a "Blame Culture" to a "Just Culture" and Back: The Italian Experience in the Aviation Field.- Final Remarks.