Public Law Studies Quarterly

An Analytical Study of the Draft Bill on Regulating Civilian Remotely ‎Piloted Aircraft Systems (Drones)‎

Document Type : Article

Authors

Morteza Adel 1
Sadeghi Milad 2

1 Assistant Professor of Private Law Department, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of ‎Tehran, Tehran, Iran‎

2 PhD Student in International Trade and Investment Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, ‎University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran‎

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2024.381654.3594
Abstract
The bill on regulating civilian remotely piloted aircraft (drones) was approved by the [Iranian] Cabinet on 22/09/1402 and subsequently sent to the Islamic Consultative Assembly in February of the same year to complete the legislative process. This article analyzes the structure and content of the bill, demonstrating that although the bill may successfully address its two primary objectives—reducing threats and filling legal gaps—it will struggle to create conditions for its other two goals: the growth and development of drones and better exploitation of opportunities related to them. This difficulty arises because, on one hand, the prevailing mindset behind the bill has distanced itself from the needs of the aviation industry and its legal requirements, and on the other hand, the bill overlooks the position, role, and authority of [Iran’s] Civil Aviation Organization. This oversight could further diminish the status, role, and authority of this organization in regulating drone operations and flights, which itself indicates another of the bill's weaknesses. 

Keywords

aviation industry
civil ‎aviation authority
drone
‎regulations
safety.‎
Subjects

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 55, Issue 2 - Serial Number 42
Summer 2025
Summer 2025
Pages 799-802

  • Receive Date 01 November 2024
  • Revise Date 01 March 2025
  • Accept Date 05 November 2024

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