Multilateral Air Law Treaties are numerous and establish the foundation of international air law. Here is the list of the current treaties (as of November 2022):
Air Law Treaties | Short Title | Date of Adoption | Date of Entry | Depositary | ICAO Document # |
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air | Warsaw Convention (1929) — Rules for international carriage by air | 12 October 1929 | 13 February 1933 | Poland | N/A |
Convention on International Civil Aviation | Chicago Convention (1944) — Constitution of ICAO | 7 December 1944 | 8 February 1947 | United States | Doc 7300 |
International Air Transport Agreement | Transport Agreement — Five freedoms of the air | 7 December 1944 | 30 January 1945 | United States | Incorporated Doc 7500 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 93 bis] | Article 93 bis (1947). Expulsion or suspension | 27 May 1947 | 20 March 1961 | ICAO | Incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies – application to ICAO | Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies (1947) | 21 November 1947 | 2 December 1948 | United Nations | |
Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft | Geneva Convention (1948). Recognition of rights in aircraft | 19 June 1948 | 17 September 1953 | ICAO | Doc 7620 |
Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface | Rome Convention (1952). Damage to third parties on surface | 7 October 1952 | 4 February 1958 | ICAO | Doc 7364 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 45] | Article 45 (1954). Seat of the Organization | 14 June 1954 | 16 May 1958 | ICAO | incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Articles 48(a), 49(e) and 61] | Articles 48(a), 49(e) and 61(1954). Frequency of Assembly sessions and budget | 14 June 1954 | 12 December 1956 | ICAO | incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 | The Hague Protocol (1955). Amending Warsaw Convention of 1929 | 28 September 1955 | 1 August 1963 | Poland | Doc 7632 |
Multilateral Agreement on Commercial Rights of Non-Scheduled Air Services in Europe | Paris Agreement (1956). Commercial rights of nonscheduled services in Europe | 19 April 1956 | 21 August 1957 | ICAO | Doc 7695 |
Air Law Treaties | Short Title | Date of Adoption | Date of Entry | Depositary | ICAO Document # |
Agreement on the Joint Financing of Certain Air Navigation Services in Greenland (1956) as amended in 1982 and 2008 | Joint Financing, Greenland | 25 September 1956 | 6 June 1958 | ICAO | Doc 9585 |
Agreement on the Joint Financing of Certain Air Navigation Services in Iceland | Joint Financing, Iceland | 25 September 1956 | 6 June 1958 | ICAO | Doc 9586 |
Multilateral Agreement relating to Certificates of Airworthiness for Imported Aircraft | Paris Agreement (1960). Certificates of Airworthiness for Imported Aircraft | 22 April 1960 | 24 August 1961 | ICAO | Doc 8056 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 50(a)] | Article 50(a) (1961). Increase of Council to 27 members | 21 June 1961 | 17 July 1962 | ICAO | incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Convention, Supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person Other than the Contracting Carrier | Guadalajara Convention (1961). Supplementing Warsaw Convention of 1929 | 18 September 1961 | 1 May 1964 | Mexico | Doc 8181 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 48(a)] | Article 48(a) (1962) | 15 September 1962 | 11 September 1975 | ICAO | incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft | Tokyo Convention (1963). Offences and other acts committed on board aircraft | 14 September 1963 | 4 December 1969 | ICAO | Doc 8364 |
International Agreement on the Procedure for the Establishment of Tariffs for Scheduled Air Services | Paris Multilateral Agreement (1967). Tariffs for Scheduled Air Services | 10 July 1967 | 30 May 1968 | ICAO | Doc 8681 |
Protocol on the Authentic Trilingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944) | Protocol on the Authentic Trilingual Text (1968) | 24 September 1968 | 24 October 1968 | US | Doc 7300 |
Air Law Treaties | Short Title | Date of Adoption | Date of Entry | Depositary | ICAO Document # |
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft | Hague Convention (1970). Unlawful seizure of aircraft | 16 December 1970 | 14 October 1971 | Russian Federation, UK and US | Doc 8920 |
Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as Amended by the Protocol done at The Hague on 28 September 1955 | Guatemala City Protocol (1971). Amending Warsaw Convention of 1929 as amended by The Hague Protocol of 1955 | 8 March 1971 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 8932 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 50(a)] | Article 50(a) (1971). Increase of Council to 30 members | 12 March 1971 | 16 January 1973 | ICAO | Doc 8970, incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 56] | Article 56 (1971). Increase of ANC to 15 members | 7 July 1971 | 19 December 1974 | ICAO | Doc 8971, incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation | Montreal Convention (1971). Unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation | 23 September 1971 | 26 January 1973 | Russian Federation, UK and US | Doc 8966 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 50(a)] | Article 50(a) (1974). Increase of Council to 33 members | 16 October 1974 | 15 February 1980 | ICAO | Doc 9123, incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Additional Protocol No. 1 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 | Additional Protocol No. 1 (1975). Amending Warsaw Convention of 1929 | 25 September 1975 | 15 February 1996 | Poland | Doc 9145 |
Additional Protocol No. 2 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as Amended by the Protocol done at The Hague on 28 September 1955 | Additional Protocol No. 2 (1975). Amending Warsaw Convention of 1929 as amended by The Hague Protocol of 1955 | 25 September 1975 | 15 February 1996 | Poland | Doc 9146 |
Additional Protocol No. 3 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as Amended by the Protocols done at The Hague on 28 September 1955 and at Guatemala City on 8 March 1971 | Additional Protocol No. 3 (1975). Amending Warsaw Convention of 1929 as amended by The Hague Protocol of 1955 and Guatemala City Protocol of 1971 | 25 September 1975 | not in force | Poland | Doc 9147 |
Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as Amended by the Protocol done at The Hague on 28 September 1955 | Montreal Protocol No. 4 (1975). Amending Warsaw Convention of 1929 as amended by The Hague Protocol of 1955 | 25 September 1975 | 14 June 1998 | Poland | Doc 9148 |
Air Law Treaties | Short Title | Date of Adoption | Date of Entry | Depositary | ICAO Document # |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Final Paragraph, Russian Text] | Final Paragraph (1977). Referring to the authentic Russian text | 30 September 1977 | 17 August 1999 | ICAO | Doc 9208, incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Protocol on the Authentic Quadrilingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944) | Protocol on the Authentic Quadrilingual Text (1977) | 30 September 1977 | 16 September 1999 | US | Doc 9217, incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Protocol to Amend the Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface signed at Rome on 7 October 1952 | Montreal Protocol (1978). Amending Rome Convention of 1952 | 23 September 1978 | 25 July 2002 | ICAO | Doc 9257 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 83 bis] | Article 83 bis. Lease, charter or interchange | 6 October 1980 | 20 June 1997 | ICAO | Doc 9318, incorp. in Doc 7300 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 3 bis] | Article 3 bis. Non-use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight | 10 May 1984 | 1 October 98 | ICAO | Doc 9436, incorp. in Doc 7300 |
International Agreement on the Procedure for the Establishment of Tariffs for Intra-European Scheduled Air Services | Paris Tariffs Agreement (1987). Replacing Agreement of 1967 | 16 June 1987 | 5 June 1988 | ICAO | |
International Agreement on the Sharing of Capacity on Intra-European Scheduled Air Services | Paris Capacity Agreement (1987). Sharing of capacity on intra-European scheduled air services | 16 June 1987 | 17 July 1988 | ICAO | |
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation done at Montreal on 23 September 1971 | Montreal Supplementary Protocol (1988). Acts of violence at airports | 24 February 1988 | 6 August 1989 | Russian Federation, UK, US and ICAO | Doc 9518 |
The International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme Agreement | COSPAS-SARSAT Agreement (1988). International satellite system for search and rescue | 1 July 1988 | 30 August 88 | CAO, IMO | |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 56] | Article 56 (1989). Increase of ANC to 19 members | 6 October 1989 | 18 April 2005 | ICAO | Doc 9544 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 50(a)] | Article 50(a) (1990). Increase of Council to 36 members | 26 October 1990 | 28 November 2002 | ICAO | Doc 9561 |
Air Law Treaties | Short Title | Date of Adoption | Date of Entry | Depositary | ICAO Document # |
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection | Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives (1991) | 1 March 1991 | 21 June 1998 | ICAO | Doc 9571 |
Protocol on the Authentic Quinquelingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944) | Protocol on the Authentic Quinquelingual Text (1995) | 29 September 1995 | not in force | US | Doc 9663 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Final Paragraph, Arabic Text] | Final Paragraph (1995). Referring to the authentic Arabic Text | 29 October 1995 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 9664 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Final Paragraph, Chinese Text] | Final Paragraph (1998). Referring to the authentic Chinese Text | 1 October 1998 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 9722 |
Protocol on the Authentic Six-Language Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944) | Protocol on the Authentic Six Language Text (1998) | 1 October 1998 | not in force | US | Doc 9721 |
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air | Montreal Convention (1999). Rules for International carriage by air | 28 May 1999 | 4 November 2003 | ICAO | Doc 9740 |
Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment | Cape Town Convention on Mobile Equipment (2001) | 16 November 2001 | 1 March 2006 | Unidroit | Doc 9793 |
Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment | Cape Town Protocol on Aircraft Equipment (2001) | 16 November 2001 | 1 March 2006 | Unidroit | Doc 9794 |
Convention on Compensation for Damage to Third Parties, Resulting from Acts of Unlawful Interference Involving Aircraft | Unlawful Interference Compensation Convention (2009) | 2 May 2009 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 9920 |
Air Law Treaties | Short Title | Date of Adoption | Date of Entry | Depositary | ICAO Document # |
Convention on Compensation for Damage Caused by Aircraft to Third Parties | General Risks Convention (2009) | 2 May 2009 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 9919 |
Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation | Beijing Convention (2010) | 10 September 2010 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 9960 |
Protocol Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft | Beijing Protocol (2010) | 10 September 2010 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 9959 |
Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft | Montréal Protocol (2014) | 4 April 2014 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 10034 |
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Article 50(a)] | Montreal Protocol (2014) | 4 April 2014 | not in force | ICAO | Doc 10034 |