Aviation Law Reference Guide


Purdue Libraries have many print and electronic resources on aviation law. Print versions of these resources will be in the HSSE Library although some may also be in AVTE. Useful Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) searches you can do in the Libraries online catalog for works on this subject include:

Aeronautics Safety Measures
Aeronautics, Commercial Law and Legislation United States
Aeronautics Law and Legislation United States
Aircraft Accidents

A good research guide for government documents on aviation can be found here. This guide will cover aviation law materials focusing on statutory law, administrative law, and case law. Print resources and online counterparts will be recognized.

Federal Statutory and Administrative Law

Slip Laws HSSE DOC REF AE 2.110
U.S. Statutes at Large HSSE REF 345.11 Un3
United States Code HSSE REF 345 Un3co (Title 49)
United States Code Annotated HSSE REF 345 Un3coa
Compilation of Selected Aviation Laws HSSE DOC Y 4.T 68/2:110-101
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)(Titles 14 & 49) HSSE REF 353.005 C64
Federal Register HSSE REF & MF 353.005 Un34 & Unified Agenda
List of Sections Affected(LSA) HSSE REF 353.005 C64 LSA
Regulations.gov (Comment on proposed regulations)

Indiana Statutory, Administrative, and Case Law

Indiana Code (Title 8) HSSE REF 348.772 In25c
West's Annotated Indiana Code HSSE REF 348.772026 In2w
Indiana Administrative Code (Title 105) HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i
Indiana Register HSSE REF 348.772025 In3
West's Indiana Law Encyclopedia HSSE REF 347.03 W52

Federal and State Case Law

United States Reports HSSE DOC JU 6.8 (Recent opinions available via U.S. Supreme Court website)
United States Supreme Court Reports Lawyers Edition HSSE REF 345 Un37r
Lexis-Nexis Academic (This resource provides access to the full text of federal court opinions 1789-present, U.S. Supreme Court briefs, state appellate and supreme court opinions, and law review articles.-Purdue users only)
American Jurisprudence HSSE REF 347.9 Am3a2

Legal Reference Sources

Index to Legal Periodicals and Books HSSE REF 016.34 In2 and electronically through Omnifile Full Text Mega.
Black's Law Dictionary HSSE REF 347.03 B56L 1999
United States Government Manual HSSE REF 353 Un35 & HSSE DOC AE 2.108/2
Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations HSSE REF 349.730148 B475D 2001
Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Citations HSSE REF 349.730148 B475C 2001
Bluebook: Uniform System of Citations HSSE REF Desk 347.30847 B6255
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1-11: Select Prints 110th Congress
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1-12: Select Prints 110th Congress
Federal Rules of Evidence HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1-13: Select Prints 110th Congress
Aviation Law (Courtesy-Cornell University Law School)
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