Air Law (5op)

Osaamistavoitteet

The primary objective of the module is to help the student to understand and discuss various questions related to air law.

The secondary objective of the module is to facilitate student’s overall understanding of the courses taught in the public international law program.

Sisältö

Air law from the international perspective, including for instance:

- general aspects
- the Chicago Convention
- the International Civil Aviation Organization
- air service agreements, airline alliances
- air carrier liability
- financial arrangements
- safety and security
- environmental issues.

Esitietovaatimukset

No pre-requirements. Having studied the basics of public international law in some form greatly aids in completing the module.

Oppimateriaalit

The learning material will be available as follows:

- The online lectures are watchable on Moodle as premade videos.
- The workbook will be provided on Moodle.
- The Moodle workspace contains information on how to acquire sources for the essay. Ultimately, the student is her or himself in charge of acquiring the sources.
- The instructions for the essay will be provided at the beginning of the course.
- For Chicago Convention Annexes (SARPs), see https://bit.ly/3kbDanO.
- See ICAO treaty depositary at https://bit.ly/3cRGalS.

Lisätiedot

Semester/timing: every spring, generally from february to march.

The Moodle enrollment key will be provided via email when the participants are confirmed. The student must ensure that the EMAIL ADDRESS they have provided on Peppi/Oodi is valid.

The evaluation is primarily based on the essay, but the other items are considered also.

The module is part of the Public International Law Package.

Toteutustavat

***SPRING 2022: Due to an overlapping research project, the lecture course is unfortunately NOT organized. The module can be completed for flexible credits with an ESSAY. No lectures nor workbook is required. Please find instructions for the essay at https://bit.ly/3JWXfe1. There is no need to contact the teacher prior to turning in the essay. Please allow 3 weeks for review and registering of credits.***

The module is only available as a lecture course, which is organized every spring and involves the aforementioned study methods. The course is only available in full as 5 credits; flexible credit is not offered. Partial credits are offered in other courses of the public international law program, please see the study guide for details.

Suoritustavat

***SPRING 2022: Due to an overlapping research project, the lecture course is unfortunately NOT organized. The module can be completed for flexible credits with an ESSAY. No lectures nor workbook is required. Please find instructions for the essay at https://bit.ly/3JWXfe1. There is no need to contact the teacher prior to turning in the essay. Please allow 3 weeks for review and registering of credits.***

The student must complete all the following in order to pass:

1) Watching online lectures.
2) Completing a short workbook. The workbook contains questions on the topics discussed in the lectures.
3) Participating in live or online discussions. The discussions concern the questions presented in the workbook.
4) Writing an essay (min. 3000 words) on one of the available topics.