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Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention, 1944)
The Union Cabinet approved ratification of protocols on amendments in the International Civil Aviation Convention.
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The Union Cabinetapprovedratification of three protocolsrelating to amendments in the Convention on International Civil Aviation or the Chicago Convention 1944.
The ratification has been approved in the followingthree protocols : Protocol to insert Article 3 bis in the Chicago Convention, 1944 to refrainmember States from resorting to the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight (Protocol signed in May 1984);
Protocol to amend Article 50 (a) of the Chicago Convention, 1944 for raising the strength of the ICAO Council from 36 to 40 (Protocol signed in October 2016);
Protocol to amend Article 56 of the Chicago Convention, 1944 for raising the strength of the Air Navigation Commission from 18 to 21 (Protocol signed in October 2016).
The Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed on 7th December 1944 in Chicago.
The Chicago convention has undergone a few amendments and India has been ratifying such amendments from time to time.
It established the core principles permitting international transport by air, and also led to the creation of the ICAO.
The ratification would providebetter chances and opportunities for India to become more instrumental in matters pertaining to international civil aviation.
