This book covers the evolution of satellite based Aeronautical Public Correspondence and the operational environment in which services are being offered. Followed by an examination of applicable rules, including the relevant institutions from which they emanate, attention is devoted to the effect of State Sovereignty applicable in jurisdictions such as territorial airspace, the Arctic, Antarctica, and the High Seas as well as to activities such as telecommunications, air transport, copyright protection and trade in services. Particular attention is given to the ITU Radio Regulations; ITU Sector Recommendations; ICAO Council Resolutions; International Copyright Laws; National Operational Procedures and Statutes.
A presentation of the relevant Laws and Regulations currently in force is made, while the subject of Liability is analysed against the backdrop of Case Law and legal instruments in the context of both Public and Private International Law. Looking to the future, the volume discusses the influence of Convergence and the need for more appropriate Regulations. It concludes with a ‘Draft Agreement on the Use of Aircraft Earth Stations for Non-Safety Purposes’.
This is the third volume in our new series Essential Air and Space Law, which has been set up with the aim of establishing a collection of prominent studies in this particular field of law, especially for experienced practitioners (e.g. lawyers, policy makers in governments, national and international organisations and private entities), and scholars involved in the research and study of air traffic and space law.

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Academics

Author's information

Tare Brisibe, LL.B (Jos), M.S.S. (Strasbourg), PhD (Leiden), member of the Nigerian Bar, was formerly Regulatory Information Officer, General Counsels Office, Inmarsat Limited, London. He has also served on Delegations to the Legal Sub-Committee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Awarded the First Prize, 1999 Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) Essay Contest, he is author of several articles on various aspects of satellite telecommunications, air and space law.