The ITU and ICAO regulating aeronautical safety services and related radio spectrum

Doctoral thesis (2021)

The aim of the thesis is two-fold. At first it has a theoretical value, aiming at shedding light upon an unexplored area of international law – i.e. the overlap of regulatory competence of the ITU and ... [more ▼]

The aim of the thesis is two-fold. At first it has a theoretical value, aiming at shedding light upon an unexplored area of international law – i.e. the overlap of regulatory competence of the ITU and ICAO – in light of the wider phenomenon of the fragmentation of international law. Secondly, it has a practical purpose, suggesting a preventive way to deal with the legal antinomies that could arise between the ITU and ICAO legal frameworks and that could ultimately represent a hazard to the safety of air navigation and to human life and property. It takes a systematic approach, analyzing both the institutional aspects of the ITU and ICAO and the legal features of their main regulatory instruments, the Radio Regulations and the Standards and Recommended Practices. Subsequently, it explores the criticalities of such interaction in the overlapping domain of aeronautical safety services and attempts to examine the viable solutions in the next future, both at the legal and institutional level. This area of law, due to its complexity and to its connection with technical and engineering aspects, is largely unexplored by international lawyers. It thus represents an original contribution filling a gap not covered by either generalist or specialized legal literature. It also tackles potential problems that, if left unanswered, could become actual in the next future and represent a serious threat to the safety of international civil aviation. In particular, it recalls the necessity of a tighter regulatory coordination between the two international agencies in view of the increasing competition for and congestion of radio spectrum. [less ▲]

Mining in Outer Space: Legal Aspects

in Tams, Christian; Bungenberg, Marc; Krajewski, Markus (Eds.) European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2018 (2019)

Outer space has become the focus of projects plannning exploration and excavation of natural resources. The central international legal source of the law of Outer Space is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. The ... [more ▼]

Outer space has become the focus of projects plannning exploration and excavation of natural resources. The central international legal source of the law of Outer Space is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. The mining activities in outer space are compatible with international law under the condition that they respect this treaty, including its obligation to protect the environment. [less ▲]

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in Proceedings of the 78th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space (2018)

The Italian Law on RPAS

in The Law of Unmanned Aircraft Systems: an Introduction to the Current and Future Regulation under National, Regional and International Law (2016)

State subsidies and fair competition in international air services: the European perspective

in Issues in Aviation Law and Policy (2015)