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30 Int'l Bus. Law. 92 (2002)
Shipping and the Environment: Law and Practice

handle is hein.journals/ibl30 and id is 100 raw text is: * prevention of controlled flight. into terrain. A common theme ruunfisug through the first twU parts i tie emphasis on tie 'u1supultive nature of the pzesent-day wrvwec and profit- orietsttd airline business. Contrasting with the forugoing approach, thu aaalysn of tile future of aviation in thn regions, outlined it the hnk's Part 5, deviates from the adoption of a Como114n dleuiruinator and proceeds on the basis of peculiarities utique to the region in question. Thus. the Arericun region (coaprisisig Canada, Mexico and the Uhinted Slws) is considered in the context of trading uliies, and transatlantic as well as glohal comnpetition optUns, with due regard to the application of trade rules created by the WTO's General Agreenmnt. on Trade in Services. Asia is r.nsidered in the broad context of eurr.snt chenlnges and responses to tihe financial crisis of the late I 990s. Civil aviation in the African region is examined on the basis of tie Yauioussoukrn fleclaraut.inn sf 1988 asa cornersitoe. A .tapter on lurope highlighis significant milestones In the development of regulations for the air t.rdtispurt industry from the 1 fOs to the presnt day. ComnpetiLion options are further xsidered w itlhin and outside the Iliropnan I naro, while air transport in Iue South American region is con side.ril Us moving towards liberalistinrin. Part 5 concludes thue book with forward-luoh ing nmmennts detailing tim ares where the greatest legal challenges lie in the years ahead. Atl.etio is given to the need for irnpnuveal laws dealing with attacks tn ainraft and the proli fention of nircraft in the skies that slt led in increased safety considerations. Un the popular and commercially beneficmal subject of leasing, iii view of the regulatory aspects of safety within the conte.t. of state responsibility and the reciproc-ity ot air traffic rights, maintenance ot freedom and compulsion exercised by parties to lease agreements is emphasised. It is contended that the synergies between slot allocatioi, C'apriuity to accommodate new slots for increasing traffic volumes, and airport expansion in response to market opportunities rontin.i- tn pose serious consequences to environmental and e.ological equilibrium with attendant legal and regulatory imnhipimots. While the use of computer reservation systems (CRS) by airlines has become commonplace, appropriate mneasures by states to safeguard die privacy of personal data are imperative. T7he book further predicts that the following issues raise a myriad of yet to be reolved lego l and regulatory conplicationa: * use of GILS on the internet; * automated screening of passengers by the use of sniart cards, * protection of trade secrets; * carriage of refugees and inadmissible persons; * deployment of die GNSS as part of Lhe comsnunications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic mnanagunut systems; and air carrier liability for injury or death caused by turbulence. In spite of recent developments in the aviation industry, which the book dues not address, of which the long-term effeet continue to unfold, Aviation Trends in the New Mil&'rdlnn is a comprehensive and authoritative source for lawyers, intrnaLional andt domestic students of international aviation law and persons from all walks of life involved in the aviation imiai strv. Extensive referLnces tre presented at the end of each chaptur, whlic a hibliography and table of cases complete the velunmiLI. Tare Brisibe R egulainry h!fomnahoN Officer, hanarat, Landon Qdin De La Ru and Clwr&s B mirrnn IiP Prof,:.sionul Publishing (1998); x ii + 1278 pp;1fiM (hardback); TSBN 1 W41-4 849 5. The international con-nunity has rerently risen to the challenges pn' .d by tnsqustainable economnic investments, development and artiviliets. In the process, there have been conscious efforts to develop national and international laws beyond theit ilitial scope in order to meet rlrme rninllrngr' As one would expnrt, environmental protection and sttninable development have hwe'ne the greatest beneficiaries of tht-sr initiatives, Thus, new Inwa srP eonslantly passed, and regiintiins made, by the relevaut arms of government At the intrrnintinall level, conventions, protocols and bilateral anrrseutnt. sre the instruments t hrmgh which changes are initisnrrd. Although most of these ncasrri ire reactive rather than proactive, they are better than nothing and therefore a welcome dewlopment. The effects of lollution have no boundaries. For instance, gas flaring in one International Business Lawyer l'ebruary 2002 i I