Research Group in Aviation Law AVION

AVION is an inter-faculty research club designed 
for aviation enthusiasts. If you want to meet people 
who have been involved in aviation for years, 
create scientific papers related to aviation 
or participate in conferences – make sure to join us!

History and idea

The idea of establishing an entity associating aviation law enthusiasts was presented by dr hab. Anna Konert, prof. UŁa in June 2011. The word "avion" was originally a proper name for a flying machine constructed by the French explorer Clément Ader, who created it around 1875 from the Latin word avis, meaning "bird". This name transformed into a popular term for the aircraft only after the First World War, previously the word aéroplane was used more often.
The interest on the part of students and the support from the representatives of the doctrine and the aviation industry allow us to believe that our project is entering the path of dynamic development.

We hope that thanks to the strong motivation of the team under the supervision of dr hab. Anna Konert, our common passion, which is aviation, and the constantly deepened knowledge in the field of aviation law, our initiative will go down in the history of the development of this branch of law in Poland and in the world.

Insightful meetings

We organize substantive workshop meetings with the participation of guests who are specialists from the aviation industry. 

Insightful meetings at the University:

  • Małgorzata Darowska
    Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Infrastructure for unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Dominik Punda
    Pilot in the WizzAir airlines and the so-called ferry pilot
  • Patrycja Leśkiewicz
    Advocate and specialist in the field of aviation law, co-creator of the "Polish Heaven" Foundation
  • Professor Pablo Mendes de Leon
    President of the European Air Law Association
  • Professor Steven Truxal
    Director of International Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden University
  • Gen. pil. cosmonaut Mirosław Hermaszewski
  • Marcin Szamborski
    Helicopter pilot and instructor
  • Agnieszka Brzezicka
    Training Manager and Flight Operations Officer
  • Filip Maliszewski
    CEO of Direct Dispatch Sp. z o.o

Activities outside the University:

  • Annual meetings at the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency
  • Air Shows in Leszno
  • Flights at the Simulator Center
  • Moot courts
  • National and foreign conferences

Research groups

Recently, a research group on unmanned aerial vehicles was also created focusing on aspects such as air terrorism and drones:

  • criminal liability for unlawful use of the drone
  • damage caused by drones
  • drones in air navigation
  • legal barriers to introducing drones to the market

The group prepared scientific articles which were sent for publication to domestic and foreign publishing houses.

Publications

Members of the Club also create their own scientific publications, such as:

  • The role of aviation law in the process of building air transport safety, ed. Anna Konert, Publishing House of the Lazarski University, 2021
  • Legal aspects of air transport safety, scientific editor. Ewa Jasiuk, Kamil Sikora, Publishing House of the Lazarski University, 2021

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Scientific conferences

Members of the AVION take part in national and international scientific conferences. We have recently participated in:

  • Scientific conference "CybAir 2021" organized by the Lazarski University
  • National Aviation Law Scientific Seminar "Aviation Law Day" organized by the European Law Students Association ELSA Rzeszów
  • Scientific conference "Aviation and space law: challenges and threats", organized by the Scientific Circle of Aviation and Space Law "Kosmolot" of the University of Silesia6th DroneTech World Meeting Toruń 2021
  • VIII Scientific Conference "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Challenges and Experiences" organized by the Lazarski University
  • Conference "Legal aspects of aviation safety management during the COVID-19 pandemic" organized by the Lazarski University
  • VIII International Conference on Aviation and Space Law and Technology in Rzeszów organized by the University of Rzeszów and the European Law Students Association ELSA Rzeszów

Contact

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