ABSTRACT
Since the beginning of the jet age, ensuring the safety and security of persons on board aircraft, as well as those on the ground, has been a paramount concern for international civil aviation. Over time, states have developed – largely through treaty-making – various legal frameworks for the protection of the travelling public. Increasing security concerns such as hijacking and acts of terror and offences committed on board aircraft, together with major air disasters, have led states to revise and strengthen measures to further safeguard both passengers and those on the ground against trouble in the skies.
