Jurisprudential Inquiry Into The Scope, Principles, And Standards Of Air Law

Abstract

This work through table research is critically analysing the jurisprudential inquiry into the scope, principles, and standards of Air Law. The article further discusses how the development of science and technology has brought new challenges in air navigation. These challenges include the making of unmanned (pilotless) aircraft, the problem of flight tracking in remote airspace, and lastly air pollution through emission of toxic air by aircraft. The first two challenges pose a threat to the territorial sovereignty of Member States to International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and in some situation goes against principles and standards governing air navigation. The author, therefore, calls for collective action between ICAO and her Member States to address these challenges and find the way forward without jeopardising innovations for the development of air navigation. Views of other philosophers who did not entirely dwell in discussing this topic but somehow shed some light on this issue has been considered