Global Space Governance: An International Study

Zusatztext

This book is based on the findings of the Global Space Governance study commissioned by the Montreal Declaration that called upon civil society, academics, governments, the private sector and other stakeholders to compile an international interdisciplinary study examining drivers of space regulations and standards. The world's leading experts led the drafting of chapters, with input from academics and knowledgeable professionals in the public and private sectors, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations from all the regions of the world. Part I sets the stage and lays down the general context and importance of the discussion on global space governance, identifying existing issues, trends and lapses in the current general global governance regime and its implications for global space governance. In Part II, each chapter contains a discussion of the evolution, current status and key future trends in the development of space activities, an analysis of the adequacy and/or inadequacy of the currently applicable governance system, and specific and appropriate recommendations. Part III addresses those new and general challenges that have emerged due to significant changes in the scope and nature of global space activities since the 1970's as well as those wide-ranging issues that are necessary to be addressed in order to maintain space for the benefit of current and future generations of humankind. Part IV contains conclusions, consolidated findings and recommendations for an appropriate future global space governance system. The report, a collective work of all the contributors, includes frank and honest statements expressed without any fear of political, national and occupational pressures and implications. It is peer-reviewed and carefully edited in order to ensure its accuracy, preciseness, and readability. This book will serve as a reference document for current practitioners, students, and newcomers in the space sector.

Autorenportrait

Prof. Ram S. Jakhu is Associate Professor at the Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, where he teaches and conducts research in international space law, law of space applications, law of space commercialization, government regulation of space activities, law of telecommunications and Canadian communications law, and public international law. He is a member of the Global Agenda Council on Space of the World Economic Forum and a Fellow as well as the Chairman of the Legal and Regulatory Committee of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS). In 2007, he received a Distinguished Service Award from the International Institute of Space Law for significant contributions to the development of space law. He is managing editor of the Space Regulations Library series and a member of the editorial boards of the Annals of Air and Space Law and of the German Journal of Air and Space Law. He served as the first Director of the Masters Program of the International Space University, Strasbourg, France, 1995-1998. He is a widely published author and editor of an award-winning book, National Regulation of Space Activities. His academic degrees include a B.A. as well as an LL.B. from Panjab University, an LL.M. also from Panjab University in International Law, an LL.M. from McGill University in Air and Space Law, and a Doctor of Civil Law (on Deans Honours List) from McGill University in Law of Outer Space and Telecommunications. Dr. Joseph N. Pelton currently serves as a member of the Executive Board of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Vice President and Dean of the International Space University as well as the Director Emeritus of the Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute (SACRI) at George Washington University. Dr. Pelton also served as Director of the Accelerated Masters of Science Program in Telecommunications and Computers at the George Washington University from 1998 to 2005. Dr. Pelton was the founder of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation and remains as the Vice Chairman on its Board of Directors. Pelton is a widely published and award winning author with over 40 books written or co-authored or co-edited with colleagues. His book Global Talk was nominated for a Pulitzer and won the Eugene Emme literature award. Dr. Pelton is a full member of the International Academy of Astronautics, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS). He was the Founding President of the Society of Satellite Professional International (SSPI) and a member of the SSPI Hall of Fame. He has served as President of the Comsat Alumni and Retirees Association (COMARA). Until recently he was as President of the International Space Safety Foundation. He received his degrees as follows: BS from the University of Tulsa, MS from the New York University and his doctorate from Georgetown University.

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