ABSTRACT
Since the first reported aircraft hijacking in the early 1930s, aviation security legislation and regulation has been in a state of constant development as a consequence of those who attempted to breach security provisions or engaged in acts of terrorism. However, the escalation of the reported number of hijackings on civil aviation aircraft in the 1960s brought to the fore the importance of developing and implementing an international standard for aviation security. The Chicago Convention of 1944 led to the creation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and with it the creation of international aviation security standards. As a result of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the Aviation Security Improvement Act introduced changes to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) security bulletin processes. The events of 9/11 would become a catalyst for future changes in aviation security regulation and more generally the development of international aviation law.
