Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air

Travelling by airplane, which is less time consuming and almost a necessity for long distance, is commonplace nowadays. The transportation by air includes all types of passengers including persons with disabilities. Freedom of movement is proclaimed in international treaties, Federal Constitution of...

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Main Authors:	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin, Md Tah, Ikmal Hisham
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/1/Macfea.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/13/74352%20Consumer%20Rights%20and%20Freedom%20of%20Movement.pdf

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spelling	iium-743522019-09-26T02:07:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/ Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin Md Tah, Ikmal Hisham K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Travelling by airplane, which is less time consuming and almost a necessity for long distance, is commonplace nowadays. The transportation by air includes all types of passengers including persons with disabilities. Freedom of movement is proclaimed in international treaties, Federal Constitution of Malaysia and disability-related laws. For the purpose of realizing right to travel, Malaysia Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) has enacted Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016 to strengthen the consumer protection for persons with disabilities. In this paper the legal position of international and domestic laws which are related to and available for airline passengers with disabilities as well as the newly promulgated Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016 are evaluated. This study comes up with the finding that the code enhances legal protection for disabled airline passengers from being discriminated and confers benefits to all stakeholders in upholding their rights. 2017 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/1/Macfea.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/13/74352%20Consumer%20Rights%20and%20Freedom%20of%20Movement.pdf Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin and Md Tah, Ikmal Hisham (2017) Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air. In: 21st National Seminar of Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association (MACFEA), 14th-15th December 2017, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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description	Travelling by airplane, which is less time consuming and almost a necessity for long distance, is commonplace nowadays. The transportation by air includes all types of passengers including persons with disabilities. Freedom of movement is proclaimed in international treaties, Federal Constitution of Malaysia and disability-related laws. For the purpose of realizing right to travel, Malaysia Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) has enacted Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016 to strengthen the consumer protection for persons with disabilities. In this paper the legal position of international and domestic laws which are related to and available for airline passengers with disabilities as well as the newly promulgated Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016 are evaluated. This study comes up with the finding that the code enhances legal protection for disabled airline passengers from being discriminated and confers benefits to all stakeholders in upholding their rights.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin Md Tah, Ikmal Hisham
author_facet	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin Md Tah, Ikmal Hisham
author_sort	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
title	Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air
title_short	Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air
title_full	Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air
title_fullStr	Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air
title_full_unstemmed	Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air
title_sort	consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/1/Macfea.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/74352/13/74352%20Consumer%20Rights%20and%20Freedom%20of%20Movement.pdf
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Consumer rights and freedom of movement– rights of persons with disabilities in relation to travel by air

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