Public Policy and Human Rights
The human being at international law is collectively referred to as “humankind” encompassing all members of the human species as a whole, and it is in this context that the aviation perspective should look at the people affected by it both as a whole and in the singular context of the passenger carried by air. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations recognizes the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family as the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, and provides that everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state and everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. The Declaration also provides that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person, implying that such rights should not be arbitrarily taken away by any means.
Managing the Skies: Public Policy, Organization and Financing of Air Traffic Management
Contents: Section 1 Setting the Stage: The global air traffic control challenge How air traffic control works the evolution of air navigation services. Section 2 International Experiences in Mature Aviation Markets: Australia and New Zealand Canada United Kingdom Europe. Section 3 International Experiences in Emerging Aviation Markets: The challenge of air navigation in developing countries Russia and the former Soviet Union: managing the transition to market China: moving from piecemeal to comprehensive modernization India: the challenge of government infrastructure in a a booming market Africa: searching for solutions South America: facing a full range of challenges. Section 4 Air Traffic Management in the United States: The evolution of air traffic control in the United States Fundamental challenges that remain for FAA Alternatives for reform in the United States. Section 5 Cross-Cutting Issues and Lessons Learned: Labour issues Lessons learned and challenges for the future Glossary Bibliography Index.
The European Council and The Council of the European Union: Shapers of a European Confederation
The European Council and the Council of the European Union play key roles in the European Union.' The European Council is largely concerned with system-steering, while the Council of the EU undertakes sectoral policymaking. What is common to these roles is the balancing act carried out by both institutions. Both have to mediate the centripetal dynamics of integration, termed cooperative confederalism here, and the centrifugal dynamics which are found in the strongly entrenched territorial nature of power, centered on the member states. Using new institutionalist analysis, the article illuminates different facets of the two institutions 'functioning in mediating the two dynamics.