International regulation of satellite telecommunications after the space WARC

• Main Author: Smith, Milton L.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 1989
• Subjects: Law.
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=75947

The Space WARC resulted in significant changes to the regulatory regime of satellite telecommunications. This dissertation examines the Space WARC and its effects. The basis for an understanding of the relevant issues is established by an overview of the resources and technology involved in satellite telecommunications, a summary of the institutional framework, and a review of the events leading to the Conference. The legal and regulatory regime applicable to satellite telecommunications before the Space WARC is examined, including aspects of international space law and international telecommunications law, and the goal of the Conference--equitable access--is analyzed. Both sessions of the Space WARC and its important intersessional period are reviewed, and its results are detailed. The compliance of the new regimes of satellite telecommunication with international space law and the issues of space law raised at the Conference are also examined. An analysis and conclusions complete this study.