Aviation Questions Answers
Write and submit a short Research Essay on one of the following topics:
1. Compare and contrast the manner in which New Zealand aviation law deals with unruly passenger behaviour with the equivalent law in Australia, Singapore and the United States.
How does international aviation law address this issue, if at all? Give your opinion on best practice in this area.
2 Explain the tort of negligence and how it applies to the duties of care owed by air traffic controllers in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United States.
3 Explain the legal structures and processes of ICAO. Do they represent the most effective way to regulate international aviation? Consider alternative models or improvements to the
current model. Are there any constraints on revising the Chicago Convention? If so, explain.
4 Explain the limitations on airline liability for passenger injury established by the Warsaw Convention (as amended) and the Montreal Convention. How has this aspect of international
aviation law been incorporated into the laws of New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United States? Compare the method used to incorporate the Conventions and highlight any
differences of approach in interpretation.
5 Examine the impact on long-haul aviation of international and European legal instruments focused on limiting climate change by reducing carbon emissions. To what extent are any
developments in this area mirrored in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United States? What are the implications for the long-haul sector?
6 Explain the limitations on airline liability for cargo delay or damage established by the Warsaw Convention (as amended) and the Montreal Convention. How has this aspect of
international aviation law been incorporated into the laws of New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United States? Compare the method used to incorporate the Conventions and
highlight any differences of approach in interpretation.
7 What impact does environmental legislation in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United States have on the operation of airports? Choose at least one airport in each
country to illustrate your argument.
8 Explain the different goals of air accident investigators and aviation regulators. How is this reflected in international aviation law and the laws of New Zealand, Australia, Singapore
and the United States? Is there a role for just culture? If so, what?
9 Compare and contrast the regulatory frameworks which have been implemented at airports in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United States to deal with the COVID-19
pandemic. What implications do those regulatory frameworks have for the viability of the international aviation market.
