Legal protection of civil aviation

This thesis deals with aviation law. The aim was to bring the most significant changes that have occurred in the Czech national air law as a result of the Czech Republic accession to the European Union. The work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter provides general information about the air transport, its history, sources and principles of aviation law. Then are mentioned basic forms of legislative regulation of air transport-international contract and international aviation agreement. Following section contains a list of the most important international organizations in the field of air transport. The fourth chapter deals with the legal status of passengers, emphasis is placed on their rights and obligations during air transport. This section also contains legislative adjustments of transport of luggage and distinguishing between the three basic types of travel classes. In the final chapter is characterized the European Aviation Law, its main objectives, mentioning the EU cooperation with third countries in the field of air transport. The conclusion is devoted to the EU's approach to the protection of passengers and its comparison with the approach of Czech Airlines