Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Chicago Convention

  • Sea-Watch flies again: Flight bans by Libya contrary to international law

    Sea-Watch flies again: Flight bans by Libya contrary to international law

    After a ten-month break, the “Seabird 2” is back over the central Mediterranean. With this aircraft, the pilots detect sea emergencies and notify nearby ships for rescue. The sea rescue organisation Sea-Watch has resumed its aerial reconnaissance over the central Mediterranean. “Our crew left early in the morning for a flight that hadn’t happened like […]

  • Sea rescue off Libya: Flight bans by Tripoli violate international law

    Sea rescue off Libya: Flight bans by Tripoli violate international law

    The Scientific Services of the German Bundestag consider it against two international conventions that Libya prohibits a private rescue organisation from flying over high seas. The Berlin government agrees, but does not change the problem. Therefore, the International Civil Aviation Organisation cannot intervene either. The ban on civilian flights for sea rescue in the central […]