Ownership Of Satellites: 4th Luxembourg Workshop On Space And Satellite Communication Law (Luxemburger Juristische Studien – Luxembourg Legal Studies, 9)

Description

The publication Ownership of Satellites written under the editorship of professor Mahulena Hofmann and Dr. Andreas Loukakis from Luxembourg by a group of prominent international authors from the academia and practice of the law of space activities, deals with one of the imminent problems of the law of outer space – the ownership of satellites and its transfer. The reason for opening the discussion on this subject is the fact that on the one hand, the main legal problems remain – only the launching State can register a space object and only the launching state is liable for damages caused by the satellite, and on the other hand the emergence of several new phenomena, such as condominium of satellites or the exponential existence of small satellites. Furthermore, the relation between the registration of space objects under UN framework and the assignment of frequencies is practically unknown to non-internals. This situation contributed to the wish to analyze this issue not only from the perspective of international law of outer space, but also from the perspective of telecommunication law and European Union law, offering insights to the current practice. The publication is a contribution to the theoretical discussions on the law of outer space, but can serve as an important tool used by the lawyers, including those from the financial and insurance sectors.

Editors Biography

Mahulena Hofmann is Professor at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg, SES Chair in Satellite Communications and Media Law, Member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Space Law and Arbitrator with the Permanent Court of Arbitration for disputes related to space activities.

Andreas Loukakis, LL.M. is Assistant and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg and faculty advisor of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition.