LEGAL BASIS FOR ENSURING TRANSPORT SECURITY

Abstract

The article analyzes the basic directions of improving the efficiency in ensuring transport security. Considering a condition of protection from illegal intervention with vehicles and transport infrastructure, the authors assess the current threats and risks to transport security paying special attention to the negative consequences in the form of destabilization in the functioning to the transport complex. This includes the threat to people's lives, harm to health and significant material damage. Within the limits of illegal intervention illegal action (inaction) including the terrorist act representing real threat of occurrence of the listed negative consequences for the person, the state and society is estimated. Transport security in modern conditions should be assessed as: 1) a set of normative and legal acts; 2) complex on protection of passengers, cargoes, luggage of measures. The mentioned acts and measures are aimed at the transport system as a whole. At the same time, certain features are noted which are typical for each type of transport. Transport safety includes: a) aviation safety; b) safety on subways and railroad transport; c) safety on river and sea transport. The legal regulation of transport safety is provided by national legal systems. Intergovernmental and interstate agreements focusing on transport security are in place for certain modes of transport. Examples are: 1) International Maritime Organization’s International Ship and Port Facility Security Code; 2) International Civil Aviation Organization’s Annex 17 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.