Aviation Law

Authors

Stephan Hobe, Moritz Heile, Carl Crüwell

ISBN: 9781509957163

Published: 17 September 2026

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: Hart Publishing

Description

Aviation Law gives a systematic, up-to-date overview of international aviation law for practitioners, regulators and academic libraries building a serious air law collection. Written by two leading voices from the University of Cologne's Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law together with an aviation law practitioner, the volume works through the regulatory architecture built on the 1944 Chicago Convention and ICAO framework, and extends it into the newest frontiers of the field: unmanned aircraft systems, aviation cybersecurity, military aviation and space law. It is designed as a single reference that captures both the settled doctrine and the live regulatory debates shaping aviation law today.

Key Features

Systematic treatment of international aviation law by scholars and practitioners at the University of Cologne's Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law.

Dedicated chapters on unmanned aircraft systems (drones), cyber threats and cybersecurity, and space law, reflecting the regulatory frontier rather than only settled doctrine.

Full coverage of the Chicago Convention/ICAO framework through to modern air carrier liability, air passenger rights and airport regulation regimes.

Single integrated volume spanning civil and military aviation, aviation security, accident investigation and environmental/climate regulation.

Coverage

Development of air traffic; aviation law and policy; sources of aviation law; pre-Chicago developments, the Chicago Conference, the Chicago Convention and ICAO; operation of international air transport services; air services agreements; aviation safety; aviation security; aircraft in distress and aviation accident investigations; operation of unmanned aircraft systems; aircraft; operation of airports; air carrier liability; air passenger rights; criminal aviation law; cyber threats and cybersecurity; military aviation; aviation, climate and the environment; space law; and the future of aviation law.

About the Authors

Stephan Hobe is Professor of Public and International Law at the University of Cologne (Köln), Germany, and Director of its Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law — one of Europe's leading academic centres for the discipline. Moritz Heile is an Attorney at Law and the founder of Goodvice, Germany, with a practice background in aviation matters. Carl Crüwell is a legal trainee specialising in aviation law at the University of Cologne's Institute for Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law.

Table of Contents

1. Development of Air Traffic — 2. Aviation Law and Policy — 3. Sources of Aviation Law — 4. Pre-Chicago Developments, the Chicago Conference, the Chicago Convention and ICAO — 5. Operation of International Air Transport Services — 6. Air Services Agreements — 7. Aviation Safety — 8. Aviation Security — 9. Aircraft in Distress and Aviation Accident Investigations — 10. Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems — 11. Aircraft — 12. Operation of Airports — 13. Air Carrier Liability — 14. Air Passenger Rights — 15. Criminal Aviation Law — 16. Cyber Threats and Cybersecurity — 17. Military Aviation — 18. Aviation, Climate and the Environment — 19. Space Law — 20. Navigating the Future of Aviation Law.

Why buy this book?

Aviation law is being rewritten in real time by drone integration, cybersecurity threats and the growing overlap with space law, and most institutional collections still rely on older texts that predate these chapters. This 2026 volume gives law libraries, aviation regulators and practitioners a single current reference that covers the whole field — from the Chicago Convention to UAS operation and military aviation — authored by specialists at one of the world's leading air and space law institutes.

Keywords

aviation law, international aviation law, Chicago Convention, ICAO, air carrier liability, air passenger rights, aviation security, aviation cybersecurity, unmanned aircraft systems, drone regulation, space law, aircraft law, airport regulation, military aviation law

Target Audience

Aviation lawyers, international lawyers, aviation regulators and policy practitioners, academic and law libraries, postgraduate students in international and air law

Genre

Aviation Law, International Law, Public International Law

Q&A

What does "Aviation Law" by Hobe, Heile and Crüwell cover?
It covers the full span of international aviation law, from the historical development of air traffic and the Chicago Convention/ICAO framework through air carrier liability, aviation security, unmanned aircraft systems, cybersecurity, military aviation and space law.

Is this book useful for understanding drone and UAS regulation?
Yes. Chapter 10 is dedicated to the operation of unmanned aircraft systems, situating drone regulation within the broader international aviation law framework.

Does the book address aviation cybersecurity?
Yes. A dedicated chapter covers cyber threats and cybersecurity in aviation, one of the fastest-moving areas of the field and a core theme of ICAO's own 2026 security agenda.

Who are the authors of Aviation Law?
Stephan Hobe, Professor of Public and International Law at the University of Cologne; Moritz Heile, Attorney at Law and founder of Goodvice; and Carl Crüwell, a legal trainee at Cologne's Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law.

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