Evaluation of ICAO Legislative Policies in Enhancing the Security of Aviation

Aviation industry has delivering numerous different services in the field of air transportation for more than a century .since than, this industry has grown as a highly important sector. Since flight routes and aircrafts themselves have found more complex features, air ports also had to evolve in order for them to be in concert with increasing numbers of destinations, flights and travellers. Later, when aircraft become a target for terrorist operations, legislators began to search for solutions to make airport security, procedures mandatory. Although security levels were enhanced, those who perpetrated air-related crimes began to find novel innovative ways in order to challenge this system. Since the beginning of this industry formation, unlawful acts against aviation security were among those factors which were effective in creating very extensive challenges and threats, of which 2001 September 11 events were the most important ones in terms of the event extent. on this basis, in addition to international institutions, communities and organizations, especially ICAO, national governments attempted to formulate and approve legal rules in order to confront with challenges and threats caused by devastating effects of illegal acts against aviation security.