National Regulation of Space Activities

ISBN-13: 9789048190072 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 499 str.

Ram S. Jakhu

Opis

The legal regime of outer space, as enshrined in the Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space (General Assembly Resolution 1962 (XVIII), adopted in 1963, and in the 1967 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, while prohibiting the appropriation of space by any means, envisages exploration for the bene't and in the interest of all countries on a basis of equality and in accordance with international law. Freedom of scienti?c investigation is also contemplated. Elaborating on these instruments, the Assembly in 1996 adopted the Declaration on International Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space (RES 51/122), in which it called for heightened international co-operation, with part- ular attention to be given to the bene't for and the interests of developing countries and countries with nascent space programmes. Thus, it is self-evident that the outer space regime, including the 1972 Liability Convention, envisages the conduct of national activities "for the bene't and in the interests of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scienti?c dev- opment." In this regard, Article 6 of the 1967 Treaty not only provides for national activities in outer space, but for international responsibility whether such activities are carried out by governmental agencies or non-governmental entities, and aims at ensuring that national activities are conducted in conformity with the Treaty.

Recenzje

Aus den Rezensionen:

"... für die mit der Gesetzgebung befassten Stellen und die betroffenen privaten Weltraumakteure von herausgehendem Interesse. ... Die Präzision, die Detailgenauigkeit und der Umfang, der jeweiligen Darstellungen gehen über die bisher vorliegenden rechtswissenschaftlichen Analysen deutlich hinaus. Daher ist der Band nicht nur für private Weltraumakteure und internationale Organisationen, sondern insbesondere empfehlenswert für mit nationaler Weltraumgesetzgebung befasste Experten." (Dr. Brigitta Staudt, in: ZLW Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraum, 2011, Vol. 60, Issue 1, S. 169 f.)

Spis treści

Forward; Judge A. Koroma.- Introduction and Factual Background; Ram Jakhu.- 1. International Space Law: a Basis for National Regulation; Ronald L. Spencer Jr..- 2. Regulation of Space Activities in Argentina; Julian Hermida.- 3. Regulation of Space Activities in Australia; Noel Siemon.- 4. Regulation of Space Activities in Brazil; Jose Monserrat.- 5. Regulation of Space Activities in Canada; Ram Jakhu.- 6. Regulation of Space Activities in France; Philippe Achilleas.- 7. Regulation of Space Activities in Germany; Stephan Hobe and Julia Neumann.- 8. Regulation of Space Activities in India; Ranjana Kaul and Ram Jakhu.- 9. Regulation of Space Activities in Japan; Setsuko Aoki.- 10. Regulation of Space Activities in the Netherlands; Frans von der Dunk.- 11. Regulation of Space Activities in Peoples’ Republic of China ; Yun Zhao.- 12. Regulation of Space Activities in South Africa; Justine Limpitlaw.- 13. Regulation of Space Activities in the Russian Federation; Sergey Malkov and Catherine Doldirina.- 14. Regulation of Space Activities in Ukraine; Nataliya Malysheva.- 15. Overview of the United States Space Policy and Law; Paul Dempsey.- 16. Regulation of Launch Services in the United States; Petra Vorwig.- 17. Regulation of Satellite Telecommunications in the United States; Petra Vorwig.- 18. Regulation of Satellite Remote Sensing in the United States; Eligar Sadeh.- 19. Regulation of Satellite Navigational Services in the United States; Paul Larsen.- 20. State and Municipal Regulation of the Aerospace Industry in the United States; Patricia M. Sterns and Leslie I. Tennen.- Comparative Analysis and Conclusions; Ram Jakhu.

Blurb

This book comprehensively addresses all aspects of national space laws and regulations governing the conduct of space activities in fifteen space-faring nations. This is the first book of its kind that contains a compilation of materials written from a neutral and objective perspective by the world’s leading space law experts selectively drawn from the fifteen countries whose laws and regulations are covered by the book. In order to provide the reader with a full understanding and appreciation of the various relevant national laws and regulations that govern space activities, this book explores the policies and rationales underlying the law, constitutional basis for the adoption of national space laws, some facts about national space activities in the respective countries, and as well, discusses the relevant principles and rules of international space law in order to bring to light the international context of the national laws described. Since the U.S. presently has the most developed and extensive regime of national space laws and regulations, six chapters of this book are devoted to a thorough examination of those laws and regulations. The unique feature of this compilation is that, apart from the description of applicable national laws and regulations on space activities that it provides, it also sets out the various procedures to be followed particularly by domestic and foreign private entities in order to achieve compliance with the numerous and varied national legal requirements concerning space activities. This work will be a valuable resource not only to students, researchers and academics in the fields of space law and regulation, but also to space industry executives, specialist lawyers, foreign ministries as well as international organizations, such as the United Nations.