ABOUT EALA
The European Air Law Association (EALA) was founded in 1988 on the initiative of Professor P. D. Dagtoglou in recognition of the fact that, after many years, air transport policy had become accepted as an indispensable part of the EU integration process.
EALA’s inaugural conference was held in London in November 1989 and annual conferences have been held since then in European capital cities. Every other year (since 1997) the Munich Liability Seminar deals with liability issues and in 2006 the biennial Copenhagen Aircraft Finance Legal Seminar was established.
EALA is registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee (no 6374877).
CONSTITUTION OF EALA
The objects of the company are contained in the Memorandum of Association and the constitution in the Articles of Association.
EVENTS
EALA provides a European forum for those with an interest in the development of air law. This is achieved mainly through regular conferences and seminars that address current issues affecting the entire spectrum of the air transport sector. These conferences and seminars provide an opportunity to learn about topical developments in air law and to discuss these developments with many experts that attend these events both as speakers and as delegates.
AWARDS
During the 20th Anniversary Conference in Prague (2008) the newly created annual EALA Prize was awarded for the first time. This Prize will be awarded annually.
In 2009, the EALA Lifetime Achievement Award was created. This award will be presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to European and International air law.
The inaugural award was presented in the Hague during the 21st Annual Conference.
In 2009, the EALA Lifetime Achievement Award was created. This award will be presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to European and International air law.
The inaugural award was presented in the Hague during the 21st Annual Conference.
PUBLICATIONS
The proceedings of the Association’s conferences and seminars (until 2004) have been published in twenty volumes.
MEMBERSHIP
The membership of EALA comprises leading academics, national and EU officials, representatives of international civil aviation organisations, airlines, aerospace manufacturers, aviation insurers, aircraft lessors and other providers of financial services and practitioners, both from member states of the EU, but also from countries outside the EU. There are both individual and corporate members. Join EALA
EVENTS
DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FEE FOR STUDENTSA limited number of air law students will by special application to the Treasurer be able to participate in the Annual Conference for a reduced fee.
CPD CREDITSEALA’s conferences are normally approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development credits.
US CLE CREDITSMany US jurisdictions have an Approved Jurisdictions Policy in place under which US attorneys may count towards their respective CLE requirement credit earned through participation in out-of-state courses accredited by an approved jurisdiction. As the UK (Law Society of England and Wales) is an approved jurisdiction in several states the respective credits earned through participation in EALA’s events can be used for CLE requirements in those states.
COMMITTEE
HONORARY PRESIDENT
Prof. Dr. Carl-Otto Lenz
Former Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Alexander Batalov, MOSCOW ABatalov@icao.int
Prof. Alexander von Ziegler, ZURICH Alexander.vonZiegler@swlegal.ch
Andreas Zettergren, STOCKHOLM andreas.zettergren@msa.se
Prof. Dr. Anna Konert, WARSAW a.konert@kpkk.eu, a.konert@lazarski.edu.pl
Prof. Anna Masutti, BOLOGNA Anna.Masutti@replegal.it
Ann Frédérique Pothier, BRUSSELS ann-frederique.pothier@eurocontrol.int
Dr. Attila Sipos, BUDAPEST sipos.attila@hmei.hu
Prof. Brian F. Havel, DUBLIN and CHICAGO bhavel@depaul.edu
Donal Hanley, DUBLIN dphanley@hotmail.com
Geert Goeteyn, BRUSSELS ggoeteyn@reedsmith.com
Geoffrey Graham, LISBON ggraham@edge-il.com
Grégory Laville de la Plaigne, PARIS gregory.lavilledelaplaigne@clydeco.fr
Ingar Fuglevåg, OSLO ifu@svw.no
Asst. Prof. Iva Savic, ZAGREB iva.savic@pravo.hr
Jiri Hornik, PRAGUE jhornik@ksb.cz
Joachim Janezic, GRAZ jjj@rechtundco.at
John Balfour, LONDON johnmbalfour@gmail.com
Julian Rotter, WARSAW jrotter@ulc.gov.pl
Laura Pierallini, ROME l.pierallini@pierallini.it
Maria Jesús Guerrero Lebrón, SEVILLE mjgueleb@upo.es
Michael Gill, GENEVA GillM@iata.org
Morten Hans Jakobsen, GENEVA mj@gorrissenfederspiel.com
Nikolai Ehlers, MUNICH n.ehlers@eep-law.de
Prof. Dr. Pablo Mendes de Leon, Founding President, LEIDEN p.m.j.mendesdeleon@law.leidenuniv.nl
Prof. Dr. Regula Dettling-Ott, WINTERTHUR and BRUSSELS regula.dettling-ott@dlh.de
Rodolfo A. González-Lebrero, MADRID rod.lebrero@lebreroandco.com
Dr. Sorana Pop, BUCHAREST sorana.pop@caa.ro
Stamatis Varsamos, ATHENS varsamoss@aia.gr
Prof. Dr. Stephan Hobe, COLOGNE stephan.hobe@uni-koeln.de
Prof. Dr. Vincent Correia, PARIS vincent.correia@universite-paris-saclay.fr
Yaşar Öztürk, ISTANBUL ozturkylaw@ttnet.net.tr
Prof. Zacharias Sundström, HELSINKI Zacharias.sundstrom@nordiclaw.fi
FORMER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Alan Jones LONDON
André Auer COLOGNE
Prof. Dr. Andrea Giardina ROME
Antonio Zincke dos Reis LISBON
Prof. Arved Deringer COLOGNE
Clare Tritton, QC LONDON and BRUSSELS
Damian Collins DUBLIN
Eva Lecnarova PRAGUE
Fernando Beteta MADRID
Dr. Frank Montag BRUSSELS
Gerwin van Gerven BRUSSELS
George Spyrou CYPRUS
Dr. Hannes Jarolim, VIENNA
Henrik Lind COPENHAGEN
Prof. Ignacio Quintana Carlo ZARAGOZA
Prof. Jacqueline Dutheil de la Rochère PARIS
Jan Dernestam STOCKHOLM
Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Jacqué STRASBOURG
Prof. Jens Drolshammer ZURICH
Jorgen Stang Heffermehl OSLO
Prof. Jose Luis Da Cruz Vilaça LISBON
Prof. Dr. Jules Stuyck LEUVEN
Julie Murnane LONDON
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Basedow AUGSBURG
Kate Staple LONDON
Knut Boye OSLO
Dr. Mary Robinson SC, DUBLIN
Prof. P. D. Dagtoglou, Founding President ATHENS and LONDON
Phinella Henderson LONDON
Prof. Piet Jan Slot LEIDEN
Dr. Richard Gardiner LONDON
Silverio Espinola LISBON
Sven Unger STOCKHOLM
Trevor Soames BRUSSELS
PRIZES & AWARDS
To see the Terms of Reference for the EALA Prize, click here.
THE EALA PRIZE 2019, FIRST PRIZE
DANIELA ROJAS GARCÍA, How WTO Sanctions Are Hurting Aircraft Exports, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2019, SECOND PRIZE
IVANA LJUBAS, Boeing 737 MAX Crash Cases from the EU Product Liability Directive Perspective, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2018, FIRST PRIZE
BRENDAN LORD, “The Protection of Personal Data in International Civil Aviation: the Transatlantic Clash of Opinions”, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2018, SECOND PRIZE
PIETRO BENINTENDI, “A tale of two codes: free-flow code-sharing in the EU competition law assessment”, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2017, FIRST PRIZE
NANDINI PALIWAL, “Interpretation of the term 'Bodily Injury' in International Air Transportation-Whether recovery for mental injury is tenable under the Warsaw System and Montreal Convention?”, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2017, SECOND PRIZE
VALENTINA VECCHIO, "Securing the Skies from Unruly Passengers – Onwards to the Montreal Protocol", click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2016, FIRST PRIZE
ANDREA TRIMARCHI, (ADV.) LL.M., EU Regulation 868 of 2004: report of a unilateral approach on regulating unfair subsidisation and unfair pricing practices and its failure, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2016, SECOND PRIZE
SIDHANT SHARMA, “Member State shall ensure that distribution of traffic rights among eligible Community air carriers [happens] on the basis of a non-discriminatory and transparent procedure.” Promise that the EC Regulation 847/2004 made. Is the procedure non-discriminatory and transparent? Does it even matter? A detailed view of the French, English and the Portuguese procedures., click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2015, FIRST PRIZE
RIDHA ADITYA NUGRAHA, Passenger Data Protection in the European Union: The Long and Winding Road, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2015, SECOND PRIZE
DEEPIKE JEYAKODI, Cyber Security in Aviation., click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2014, FIRST PRIZE
FEDERICO BERGAMASCO, GNSS liability: current legal framework and perspectives for the future from the international aviation point of view, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2014, SECOND PRIZE
BENJAMYN IAN SCOTT, Civil Aviation Authority v Robert Knowles: The First Conviction in the UK for the Illegal Use of an Unmanned Aircraft and how it Can Help Improve Regulations within the European Union, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2013, FIRST PRIZE
MR. WOUTER OUDE ALINK, The Regulation of Registered Traveller Programmes, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE 2013, SECOND PRIZE
MS. SONJA RADOSEVIC, EU’s External Aviation Relations, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2012
MR. LAZAR VRBASKI, "Liability of Air Navigation Service Providers: Towards an International Solution", click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2011
MR. FRANCESCO ALONGI, "The Emission Trading Scheme and its possible consequences for airlines”, click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2010
MS. MILDRED TRÖGELER, "Criminalisation of air accidents and the creation of a Just Culture", click here to read paper
THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2009
MS. JANE JIEUI HONG LLM LB., "Liability of aviation security providers and responsibility of States", click here to read paper
THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2009
MR. HAROLD CAPLAN, in recognition of his work and outstanding contributions to the field of European and international air law, click here for transcript of remarks
HOW TO JOIN EALA
Natural or legal persons or bodies wishing to become Members of EALA should apply to the Treasurer, P. Nikolai Ehlers, at the following address: n.ehlers@eep-law.deEhlers, Ehlers & Partner, Widenmayerstrasse 29, D-80538 Munich, Germany and pay the relevant annual fee (Euro 40 for individual membership and Euro 120 for corporate membership) by either:
Making a transfer (net of banking charges and identifying the name of the sender) to the Association’s account at:
Deutsche Bank AG, Promenadeplatz 15, 80333 Munich, Germany
Account no.: 166 2709 00 (sort code: 700 700 24)
IBAN: DE97 7007 0024 0166 2709 00
SWIFT code: DEUTDEDBMUC
Holder of account:
Dr. P. Nikolai Ehlers (re: European Air Law Association), or
Account no.: 166 2709 00 (sort code: 700 700 24)
IBAN: DE97 7007 0024 0166 2709 00
SWIFT code: DEUTDEDBMUC
Holder of account:
Dr. P. Nikolai Ehlers (re: European Air Law Association), or
by enclosing a cheque drawn on a German bank for the relevant fee.
CONTACT
EALA is registered in England and Wales as a Company Limited by Guarantee (no 6374877).For any questions regarding EALA or one of its conferences and seminars please contact us by completing the form below.
LINKS
EALA does not warrant the accuracy of any information on any linked web site, is independent of any linked web site and has no relationship with the owner of any linked web site. EALA does not accept any liability that may flow from contact with any third party through these links.
European Aviation Safety Agency
International Aviation Womens Association
International Federation of Aeronautical Information Management Associations
The Forum on Air & Space Law (ABA)
Worldwide Airports Lawyers Association
Aviation & Space Law Committee of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section