Certificate in Aviation Law and Security

Aviation law is amongst the most complex branches of law because it is intermingled with various laws related to use of Land, Air including Economic laws of different countries. The most vital part of the law of aviation is to give a structure that keeps the aeronautics business protected, reasonable, and skilful. This branch of law contains both national and worldwide branches set up by the United Nations in 1947, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which administers global law.

The Certificate in Aviation Law and Security is brought to you by one of the eminent law firms in the field in India, Vikrant Pachnanda Law Chambers, in association with Enhelion. It discusses in detail, the international and domestic legal framework regulating the aviation industry. It further examines the aviation security measures in India.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing lawyers having experience of more than 40 years in the profession, who also form a part of core Enhelion team
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Enjoy the special voice over features in the presentations
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online examination as well as online submission of assignment.

The course has been designed to provide a detailed analysis of various international conventions regulating the aviation law vis-à-vis the Chicago Convention, Warsaw Convention, Montreal Convention. It further analyses the Indian legislations regulating the aviation industry and highlights the aviation security measures adopted by India.

The following modules are covered under the course-

• Module 1: Introduction to Aviation Law
• Module 2: The Chicago Convention and Fundamental Principles
• Module 3: Carriers’ Liability under the Warsaw Convention and Montreal Convention
• Module 4: Legal Regime Governing Crimes on Board Aircrafts
• Module 5: Laws governing the aviation industry in India
• Module 6: Introduction to Aviation security
• Module 7: Aviation security in Indiaa

Vikrant Pachnanda is an Advocate having pursued his B.A. LL.B (Hons.) from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU), an LLM from Cornell Law School and an LLM in Advanced Air & Space Law from the International Institute of Air & Space Law at Leiden University, Netherlands. He presently judges both the National and International Rounds of the Leiden-Sarin International Air Law Moot, which is held annually and is the one of the only moot court competitions in the field of air law in the world. He had also participated in the said moot court competition both as a GNLU student and as a coach of the GNLU team in the past. He is also an aviation law consultant advising on several aviation related issues such policy related issues amongst others. He was one of the 8 students who were part of the first batch of students that enrolled in the inaugural course of air law at GNLU.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The evaluation will be conducted in a two-fold manner. There will be one MCQ test which would test the basic understanding on the topics covered in the course. Furthermore, there will be one Project Assignment, which would test the analytical understanding of the same.

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can take the MCQ test and submit the project assignment as per your convenience.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent overall.

Vikrant Pachnanda, practicing advocate is the founder of the Law Chambers. He practices aviation and space law in India and has an extensive experience in the field.