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Legality of the European Union flight ban towards lndonesian airlines
Atip Latipulhayat, Agil Ariananto
Universitas Padjadjaran, International Journal Of Public Law and Policy, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2012
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Universitas Padjadjaran, International Journal Of Public Law and Policy, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2012
air law, Chicago Convention, European airspace, flight ban., Indonesia, SES, Single European Sky
Abstract: One of the most fundamental principles in the field of air law is the principle of State sovereignty over its airspace. Under the principle, States are responsible for the safety oversight within their territories. However, this principle received specific limitations in certain areas. The States are committed to observe the international regulations governing air navigation, as a consequence, the rights of governments to regulate air navigation above their territories are not absolute, but subject to international rules. The European Commission took the initiative in 2004 to reorganise the European airspace by launching the Single European Sky (SES) Programme. To improve aviation safety in Europe, the European Commission decided to ban airlines found to be unsafe from operating in European airspace. By reason that Indonesian airlines did not meet aviation safety standards, EU imposed a flight ban to all Indonesian airlines. This paper argues that EU flight ban is a unilateral act that violates the principle and objectives of the Chicago Convention 1944.