AIRSPACE State Control over Airspace (martial article) There were once 2 conflicting theories on the rights to airspace:

: (1) freedom of the air, and (2) national sovereignty over the air. Under the Paris Convention and the 1944 Chicago Convention the theory of national sovereignty has been accepted. Now, states have complete and exclusive sovereignty over airspace above its territory as well as the territorial waters adjacent to its national territory. They form part of the territorial sphere of validity where the state can undertake coercive acts. There have been suggestions to include flight space - such as that part of the universe space beyond the earth where rocket flight takes place Convention on international civil aviation ! No state aircraft (military, customs, police) shall fly over the territory of another state or land thereon w/o authorization by special agreement or otherwise ! All other aircraft shall have the right to make flights into, or in transit on-stop, across its territory and make stops for non-traffic purposes w/o necessity of permission. The state may require landing. ! Prescribed routes and special permission may be required in certain instances such as over inaccessible regions or those w/o adequate air facilities.