Labour Regulation in International Aviation Law

A Crawl-Walk-Run Approach
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-07198-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research in Air and Space Law

This book critically examines how international law can address the pressing issues of labour regulation in the airline industry, highlighting the insufficiencies of current international labour standards and air law in safeguarding workers’ rights and improving working conditions.

In an era of rapid growth and globalisation within the civil aviation sector, the labour landscape has become increasingly complex and hybrid, characterised by diverse business models, atypical employment arrangements, and weakened union influence. This complexity, coupled with gaps in international legal frameworks, leaves aviation workers vulnerable to inadequate labour protection and skewed bargaining power. By delving into social and technical deficiencies, the book underscores the challenges posed by forum shopping, fragmented employment structures, and the limitations of Comprehensive Air Transport Agreements (CATAs). Proposing a pragmatic "crawl-walk-run" approach, the book advocates for the progressive enhancement of labour regulations, starting with refining CATAs and advancing towards more comprehensive and enforceable standards. This seeks to harmonise decent work principles with the demands of a liberalised aviation market. Offering an in-depth exploration of landmark legal cases, international agreements, and State practices, this book provides a nuanced understanding of the interplay between international law and aviation labour.

This book will be of interest to researchers in labour law, international law and air and space law.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shi, Yuran

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales See-, Luft- und Weltraumrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Arbeitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction  2. Examples of Inadequate Labour Protection in the Airline Industry  3. International Labour Standards  4. International Air Law: The Chicago Convention (1944)  5. International Air Law: Comprehensive Air Transport Agreements  6. A Synthesis and the Prospect  Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Yuran Shi is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of International Law, Wuhan University. Yuran holds a PhD and an Adv. LL.M. in Air and Space Law from Leiden University (IIASL), as well as an LL.M. and an LL.B. from China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL).