Foreign Policy and International Law
MH17 and the Missile Threat to Aviation
The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 (MH17) over Ukraine on July 17, 2014 shows how vulnerable we all are when we travel. It was, said the Director of the International Airline Transport Association, “an attack against the air transport system which is an instrument of peace.”[1]
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China’s Declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea: Implications for Public International Law
On 23 November 2013, China declared an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea,[1] leading to ongoing grievances of other states.[2] An ADIZ is an additional zone of aerial control beyond territorial airspace, allowing the declaring state to identify approaching aircrafts before they enter that airspace.
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