Course detail

Aviation Law and Regulations

FSI-OLP-AAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course is concerned with the following topics: The development of Aerospace Law. Basic principles, juridical regime of free space. International pacts and civil aviation organisation. Juridical status of aircraft, crew, airport and aviation business firm. Responsibility for air incidents and damages. Government administration in civil aviation. Cosmic law.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Special knowledge and skills for the course are not required.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit requirements: participation in the course (80% at the minimum) and passing a written exam.
Lectures and exercises are compulsory, and the attendance (80% at the minimum) is controlled and recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated by personal consultation with the lecturer and elaboration of individually assigned topics and exercises. Individual tasks must be finished and handed in the credit week at the latest.

Aims

The aim is to clarify the basic position of law in civil aviation, to familiarize students with the nature and content of international conventions and international organizations of which the Czech Republic is a member of the essence of legislative regulation of civil aviation in the Czech Republic and the basic structural and operational rules, explain the principles of the exercise of state administration in the field of civil aviation.
Students learn the basics of Czech and international law in civil aviation.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Čapek,J.,Klíma, R., Zbíralová, J.: Civilní letectví ve světle práva,Praha 2005
ICAO: Convention on International Civil Aviation Doc 7300/7
LIS, předpisy L

Recommended reading

ICAO: Convention on International Civil Aviation Doc 7300/7
Prováděcí vyhláška č.108/1997 Sb.
Zákon o civilním letectví č.49/1997 Sb.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-AST-A Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to civil law.
2. Juridical regime of free space, historical development.
3. International organization in civil aviation - ECAC, EUROCONTROL, JAA, IATA, SITA, IFALPA.
4. International agreements in civil aviation – ICAO, Geneva Convention, Warsaw Pact.
5. International agreements in civil aviation – Montreal Convention, Rome Convention, UNIDROIT.
6. Battle against illegal acts in aviation.
7. Basic rules in civil aviation I (L1, L6, L7, L9).
8. Basic rules in civil aviation II (L12, L13, L16, L17)
9. Civil aviation law.
10. The Aircraft Register, Aircraft Airworthiness.
11. Competence of the Air Personnel, Airports, Usage of Airspace.
12. Business in civil aviation. Public service in civil aviation.
13. EU Legal and Business Conditions of Air Transport.