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XIV – Air and Space WarfareChapter Contents14.1 Introduction14.2 Legal Boundaries of Airspace14.3 Aircraft Status14.4 Status of Aircrew on Military Aircraft14.5 Measures Short of Attack: Interception, Diversion, and Capture14.6 Belligerent Control of Aviation in the Immediate Vicinity of Hostilities14.7 Airspace Zones14.8 Attacks Against Military Objectives in the Air14.9 Air Attacks Against Military Objectives on the Ground14.10 International Law And Warfare in Outer Space14.1 INTRODUCTIONThis Chapter addresses the international law applicable to U.S. air and space operationsduring international armed conflict. This Chapter also discusses the application to air operationsof some of the law of war rules discussed elsewhere in this manual.Air Force publications have provided discussion of other aspects of public internationallaw relating to air operations, including discussion of rules applicable during peacetime. 114.1.1 Application of the 1944 Chicago Convention With Respect to Military Aircraftand With Respect to States’ Rights During Armed Conflict. The 1944 Chicago Conventionprimarily addresses States’ obligations regarding international civil aviation. 2 The 1944 ChicagoConvention does not restrict State action during war. 3 In addition, the 1944 Chicago Conventiongenerally is not applicable to State aircraft. 4 However, the 1944 Chicago Convention imposesrequirements with respect to entry by State aircraft into foreign airspace and with respect to theissue of due regard for the safety of navigation of civil aircraft. 514.1.1.1 1944 Chicago Convention and Freedom of Action of States DuringArmed Conflict. According to Article 89 of the 1944 Chicago Convention, “[i]n case of war, theprovisions of this Convention shall not affect the freedom of action of any of the contracting1 See, e.g., Department of the Air Force, The Judge Advocate General’s School, Air Force Operations and The Law(3rd ed., 2014); 1976 AIR FORCE PAMPHLET 110-31.2 1944 CHICAGO CONVENTION preamble (“THEREFORE, the undersigned governments having agreed on certainprinciples and arrangements in order that international civil aviation may be developed in a safe and orderly mannerand that international air transport services may be established on the basis of equality of opportunity and operatedsoundly and economically; Have accordingly concluded this Convention to that end.”).3 Refer to § 14.1.1.1 (1944 Chicago Convention and Freedom of Action of States During Armed Conflict).4 Refer to § 14.1.1.2 (1944 Chicago Convention and Military Aircraft or Other State Aircraft).5 Refer to § 14.1.1.3 (Requirement for State Consent Prior to Entry by Foreign State Aircraft); § 14.1.1.4 (DueRegard for the Safety of Navigation of Civil Aircraft).900

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