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This volume is about the sweeping technical and regulatory changes which have moulded the regulatory framework of space communications. The text is organized around the traditional distinction between international satellite regulations, and regional satellite regulations.
List of contents
Introduction. Part I: The Space-Based Communications Convergence: Regulations of Different Origins Are Shaping the Satellite Communications of the Future. I. Satellite Communication Regulations belong to a Diversified International Legal System. II. Satellite Communications are the Object of Incomplete International Regulations Inherited from the Past. III. Satellite Communications are Now Considered as an Instrument of Global Trade. IV. The Harmonizing Impact of Air Navigation Systems. V. International Satellite Operators and their Regulatory Regime. Conclusion to Part I. Bibliography for Part I. Part II: North American Satellite Communication Regulations: The Making of a (Planetary) Lex Americana Juris Spatialis. VI. U.S. Satellite Communication Regulations. VII. A North American Perspective on Regulations Impacting on Global Satellite Communications. Conclusion to Part II. Bibliography for Part II. Part III: Western Europe Regulations on Satellite Communications: The Alternate Rule-Making Process for Space-Based Communications. VIII. The Regulation of Satellite Communications in the European Union: The Uneasy Weight of Central Regulation. IX. National Satellite Communication Regulations in the European Union: The Presence of Subsidiary Regulations. Conclusion to Part III. Bibliography for Part III. Part IV: In Conclusion, A Sketch of Requirements for the Future Regulations of Satellite Communications in the Glass House. I. An Audit of satellite communications regulations. II. Endeavouring several suggestions. Epilogue. Appendix. Index.
