AVIATION SECURITY CHALLENGES AND ACTIONS BY THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

摘要

The paper provides information on the legal and technical elements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aviation Security Programme as well as the security of travel documents. It examines the most recent threats to civil aviation such as the terrorist acts of 11 September 2001, the threat to civil aviation posed by the use by terrorists of 'man-portable air defence systems' (MANPADS) and the most recent emerging threat reported by the United Kingdom authorities on 10 August 2006 which concerned an alleged terrorist plot involving liquid explosives to be carried on board civil aircraft flying across the North Atlantic. The paper also describes subsequent actions by ICAO, its contracting States and concerned international organizations to meet the challenges posed by these threats.