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Aviation – the science of designing, developing, producing, operation, and use of aircraft.
Aviation law is the branch of law that concerns flight, air travel, and associated legal and business concerns.
- Aviation law governs the operation and maintenance of aircraft /aviation facilities.
- In many cases, aviation law is considered a matter of international law due to the nature of air travel.
Air Law - the law of aircraft, their passengers and cargo, and their transit above states and other governed territory.
Air Navigation - air navigation involves piloting an aircraft from place to place without getting lost, breaking the laws applying to aircraft, or
endangering the safety of those on board or on the ground.
Therefore, constant awareness of position (mostly with use of navigational aids), is critical for aircraft pilots.
Convention: "agreement concluded between states in written form and governed by international laws, whether embodied in a single instrument
or in two or more
Protocol: The original draft of a diplomatic document, especially of the terms of a treaty agreed to in conference and signed by the parties.
Regulation: A rule of order having the force of law, prescribed by a superior or competent authority, relating to the actions of those under the
authority's control.
Treaty: A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international
organizations.
A treaty may also be known as an (international) agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS