PRACTICALITIES IITHE ROLE OF THE SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY
Marla Weinstein
Legal Officer
ICAO
Seminar on the Cape Town Convention and its Aircraft Protocol
Practicalities and Opportunities relating to Canadian Ratification
Toronto, 29/30 April 2013
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Geneva Convention and Cape Town
Ratifications
Ratifications
GC = 89
CTC = 51
(as of 15 April
2013)
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Relationship between CTC and
Geneva Convention, 1948
Article XXIII, Cape Town Protocol:
The Convention shall, for a Contracting State that
is a party to the Convention on the International
Recognition of Rights in Aircraft, signed at
Geneva on 19 June 1948, supersede that
Convention as it relates to aircraft, as defined in
this Protocol, and to aircraft objects. However,
with respect to rights or interests not covered or
affected by the present Convention, the Geneva
Convention shall not be superseded.
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Role of ICAO
Assisted by
CESAIR
UNIDROIT
Depositary
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Supervisory Authority
ICAO’s Council
IR
Registrar
Aviareto Ltd.
Advised by
IRAB
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THANK YOU!
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