International Law Foundations and Conditions for the Formation of the Russian System of Administrative and Legal Support for Aviation Security

Abstract

The Russian state system for ensuring aviation security is based on legislation that defines the goals, objectives, principles and a legal status of participants in transport legal relations. The purpose of the study was to determine the international legal foundations and conditions that contribute to the development of Russian legislation in the field of transport security, to study international experience in the fight against terrorism in transport and the main provisions of convention decisions that establish mandatory requirements for participating countries. The paper presents the results of the analysis of international, Russian legislation and the opinions of scientists, practitioners regarding the formation of a sustainable Russian system of transport security, its integration into the international security system. It describes various convention interpretations of the concepts of «aircraft in flight», «illegal acts on board an aircraft», various approaches to determining the jurisdiction of states. Proposals have been made to supplement Art. 20.1 «Petty hooliganism» of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation with the part providing for liability for petty hooliganism committed on board: «Petty hooliganism, that is, a violation of public order that threatens or may threaten the safety of the aircraft.»