Pathfinder: Aviation Law

Scope|Subject Headings|Overview Sources|Circulating Books |Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for the student in locating library resources on the topic of aviation law. It is not intended as a comprehensive listing, but as a selective sampling of the many types of materials available in the library. 

SUBJECT HEADINGS 

Books dealing with aviation law are listed in the Baddour Librarys online catalog under the following subject headings:

Aeronautics law and legislation United States 

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF TL 710.F3 2003 AIM/FAR: Aeronautical Information Manual/Federal Aviation Regulations

REF KF2400.Z9 E36 1997 General Aviation Law. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

REF KF 2400 .R64 Aviation Law: An Introduction

Some representative books from the Circulating Collection are:

CIRCULATING COLLECTION 

Abeyratne, R.I.R. Frontiers of Aerospace Law. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002.

Adamski, Anthony J. Introduction to the Aviation Regulatory Process. Westland, Mich: Hayden-McNeil, 1993.

Gesell, Laurence E. Aviation and the Law. Chandler, AR: Coast Aire Publications, 1998.

Hamilton, J. Scott. Practical Aviation Law. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1991.

Thomas, Andrew R. Aviation Insecurity: The New Challenges of Air Travel. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2003.

Underdown, R.B. Aviation Law for Pilots. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Science, 2000.

White, Jay C. Pilots & Aircraft Owners Legal Guide. Redwood City,CA: Pilots Publishers, 1991.

Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focus on the topic of aviation law are:

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS 

Journal of Air Law and Commerce 
ICAO
Aviation Week & Space Technology