Il Problema della responsabilità per danni a terzi in superficie

The final thesis of my PhD journey concerns an issue that is part of the Air Law. In particular, it addresses the issue of liability for damage to third parties on the ground surface, caused by aircraft flights. After framing the institute, the analysis begins with examining the sources. These are mainly formed by uniform regulations, and the resulting adjustment to the same by the internal regulations. It proceeds with the deepening of aspects characterizing the institution. Which involves, the nature and the conditions of the obligation for compensation, the qualification of the harmful event, the type of liability where the damage determines the start with the related assumptions exclusion and compulsory insurance expected in relation to the institute, with the related method of determination and limitation. The first part of the paper concludes with the examination of the draft revision of the uniform rules. These are inspired by the need to balance the refund of the possible damage with the needs of civil aviation security and stability, also considering increase by specific episodes that can cause such damage.In order to better clarify the characteristics of the institution object of analysis, the second part of the work raises the relative discipline in connection with a number of other issues, in respect of which we highlight the relative similarities and differences. It is, in principle the responsibility regarding the noise determined by the flight of aircraft, the responsibility for collision of aircraft, the peculiar rules established in relation to the equipment used for pleasure or sports flight, military aircrafts and the liability arising from damage caused by space objects.