The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) made history Monday with its first-ever merits determination in a state dispute, finding Russia violated Article 3 bis of the Chicago Convention by allowing a Russian-made surface-to-air missile to destroy Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Breaking New Ground in Aviation Law The May 12, 2025 ruling came after Australia and the Netherlands brought their case to ICAO in March 2022, arguing Russia breached international air law when a Buk 9M38-series missile fired from territory controlled by Russian separatist forces killed all 298 people aboard the Amsterdam-to-Kuala … Continue reading ICAO Historic Ruling: Russia Responsible for MH17 Deaths – First Aviation State Dispute Verdict in 80 Years