SVKMs Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Name of School - School of Law

Program: B.A. LL.B (Hons.) & B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Trimester :

Course : Air & Space Law Code:

Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme

Internal Continuous Term End
Lecture Practical Tutorial Credit Assessment (ICA) Examinations (TEE)
(weightage) (weightage)
2 0 0 2 40 60
Pre-requisite: International Law

Objectives:
Aerospace or Aviation law relates to flight, air travel, and the legal and business concerns of the
aerospace industry. Aerospace overlaps in a number of key ways with admiralty law, given their
shared focus on activities that happen in unclaimed territories like international air space, outer
space, and extra-terrestrial planets and objects. Aviation law is also largely a matter of
international law due to the international nature of air travel and the international consensus that
space, the moon, and other planets should not be subject to ownership claims by any individuals
or nations.
Outcomes:
After completion of the course, students would be able to :
The learners will be able to understand substantive and procedural provisions of the Aviation & Space
Law
Students will be equipped with knowledge of various strategy followed by adjudicatory process by
indicating the degree of veracity to be attributed to International & National laws on aviation before
the domestic and ICAO forum.
Students will be able to demonstrate their in-dept knowledge and critical understanding by
appreciating the concepts and principles underlying the laws of aerospace and identify the recognized
principles and its applications.

Detailed Syllabus: ( per session plan )

Unit Description Duration

1 International & National Aviation Law 10 Lecture

Convention on International Civil Aviation- Chicago Convention 1947
THE WARSAW CONVENTION , 1929
THE TOKYO CONVENTION, 1963
THE HAGUE CONVENTION, 1970
THE MONTREAL CONVENTION, 1999
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection 1998
Aircraft Act 1934
Tokyo Convention Act, 1975
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Name of School - School of Law

The Carriage by Air(Amendment) Act,2016

The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act,2008
2 International National Space Law 10
Lectures
Outer Space treaty 1967
The Rescue Agreement of 1968.
The Space Liability Convention of 1972.
The Registration Convention of 1976.
The Moon Treaty of 1979
ISRO
Indias response to various International Space Conventions
TOTAL- 2 Chapter 20

Text Books:
1. Salaigram Bhatt & V Balakista Reddy book on -Air Law and Policy in India (1994)
2. Dr. Rahul Nikam - Space Activities and IPR Protection- Need of New Legal Regime (2012)

Reference Books:
1. Prof. V Balakista Reddy & Dr. Rahul J Nikam -Space Law and Contemporary Issues-
Perspective on Asia-Pacific Region (2013)

Any other information :

Prepared by: Dr. Rahul Nikam Approved by

Signature Signature
(Concerned Faculty/HOD) (Dean)