Public Prosecutor v Matsumoto

• Jurisdiction: China
• Date: 24 November 1965
• Court: District Court (China)

Republic of China (Formosa), District Court of Taipei.

Public Prosecutor

and

Matsumoto.

Jurisdiction Over the air space Infringement of sovereignty over Convention on International Civil Aviation, 1944 The law of the Republic of China.

The Facts.On 27 October 1965 the defendant Yasuo Matsumoto, a Japanese aircraft pilot, flew a Cessna 175 plane to Taipei (China) and landed at the airport without obtaining advance approval from the Chinese Government. He was prosecuted for illegal intrusion into Chinese air space and landing at a Chinese airport in violation of Article 16 of the Chinese Civil Aviation Law.

Held: that the defendant must be sentenced to one year's imprisonment, with two years' suspension of punishment.

The Court said:

Both China and Japan are contracting parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.[1] In accordance with that Convention China enacted the Regulation Governing Flights...