Specifically developed for professionals in the aviation field, this course is designed to equip aviation professionals with the requisite legal knowledge for them to navigate legal issues in the aviation industry.
The course provides an overview of the basic fundamentals of international aviation law with a particular focus on air service agreements, open skies agreements, traffic rights, the legal and institutional framework of international aviation and the roles and functions of principal organisations involved in the regulation of the aviation industry. The course will also provide the participants with an operative perspective of application of aviation law from an African perspective.
Join us for an ten-hour course, held over five days.
When and where?
9 to 13 June 2025, 8:00 to 10:00 SAST
This course will be held remotely, most likely on Zoom - exact details will be sent to registered participants a few days before the course.
Course outline
The course will cover the following:
- Introduction to aviation law
- The foundations of public international aviation law
- International law regime for trade in air services
- Trade in air services in Africa; the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)
- Air carrier liability
Who will benefit from this course?
The course targets aviation law practitioners and non-lawyers such as senior executives and managers drawn from civil aviation authorities, airports, air navigation service providers, airlines, international and regional aviation bodies, government officials responsible for civil aviation policy, and the general consumers of aviation services.
Presenter
Dr William Kiema holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Nairobi, a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Trade Law from the University of Cape Town and a Doctorate in Air and Aviation Law from the University of Cape Town. William has consulted for leading African law firms on various aspects of aviation law. William is an occasional guest lecturer at the University of Cape Town, where he is invited to teach on law and policy of air transport in Africa and has in the past appeared as a guest lecture at Harvard Law School where he has taught aviation law and policy to postgraduate students. William is currently working on a book titled “The Air Transport Industry in Africa: A Legal Analysis of the Single African Air Transport Market” to be published by end of 2025 as part of the Taylor & Francis Group series, Routledge Research in Air and Space Law. William is also currently working on a book project titled “The Political Economy of Space Law and Policy in Africa” to be published in 2025.
How much?
R4,950 per person.
Certificate
A digital certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full course.
How to sign up
Complete and submit the registration form. You will then be given the payment information. Please note that registrations will not be accepted until payment has been made.
One or two days before the course, we will send you the Zoom link. You will need to register and use a password to enter the virtual classroom.
Registrations close three days before the course starts.
Download the brochure.
