Legal And Political Aspects of The Use of European Satellite Navigation Systems
Galileo and EGNOS
Global satellite navigation systems – GPS, GLONASS, Compass, Galileo – bring the
world and the outer space closer to us. Regardless of the weather, the time of day or
night, satellite navigation allows us to determine the location of points and moving
objects anywhere on the surface of the Earth, in the sky, and all over the universe. Each
of us can get additional data related to their location, e.g. the address of the nearest
hospital, petrol station, or restaurant. The emergency services may accurately locate the
place from which the emergency call was made. Thanks to atomic clocks placed on navigation
satellites, financial transactions and high-voltage networks can work effectively.
This publication aims to familiarize the reader with the issues related to satellite
navigation, challenges and dilemmas faced by the world and the European Union in the space
age.
PREFACE (Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz)
INTRODUCTION
I. INTRODUCTION TO SATELLITE NAVIGATION (Katarzyna
Myszona-Kostrzewa)
1. How does the satellite navigation system work?
2. The concepts of global and regional satellite navigation systems
3. Existing global satellite navigation systems
4. Existing regional satellite navigation systems
5. The European satellite navigation systems
II.THE EUROPEAN SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - LAW AND INSTITUTIONS
(Katarzyna Myszona-Kostrzewa)
1. The European satellite navigation systems and the scope of application of international
law
2. The European satellite navigation systems and the United Nations and other universal
international organizations
3. The European satellite navigation systems and the European Space Agency
4. The European satellite navigation systems and the European Union law
5. Summary
III. GALILEO: PRACTICAL AND LEGAL CHALLENGES FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
(Karol Karski)
1. Galileo - European Union‘s Satellite Navigation
2. Galileo vs. public procurement
3. Russian rockets and European satellites
4. Failure of clocks - the heart of satellite navigation
5. Dispute between the United Kingdom and the European Union about access to Galileo after
Brexit
6. Summary
IV. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN-MADE SPACE OBJECTS AND/OR
DEBRIS) AND SATELLITE NAVIGATION (Barbara Skardzińska)
1. Introduction
2. Space debris in international law, European Union law, and national law.
2.1. Space debris in international law
2.2. Space debris in the European Union law
2.3. Space debris in national law
3. Liability for environmental damage
3.1. Liability for environmental damage in international space law
3.2. Liability for environmental damage in international public law
4. The procedure for claiming damages
5. Summary
V. HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE EUROPEAN SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (Zuzanna
Kulińska-Kępa)
1. Introduction
2. The European satellite navigation systems and the right to life
3. The European satellite navigation systems and the right to personal liberty and
security
4. The European satellite navigation systems and the right to property
5. The European satellite navigation systems and the right to information
6. The European satellite navigation systems and the right to good administration
7. The European satellite navigation systems and the right to respect of private and
family life and the right to personal data protection
8. The European satellite navigation systems and the right to development and freedom from
poverty
9. The European satellite navigation systems and the non-discrimination clause
10. The European satellite navigation systems and the right to effective remedy
11. Summary
VI. SECURITY OF THE EUROPEAN SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (Katarzyna
Myszona-Kostrzewa)
1. Introduction
2. The European Union law and the security of the European satellite navigation systems
3. The European Union law and the security of the Union and its Member States as affected
by the operation of the European satellite navigation systems
4. Summary
CONCLUSION
I.THE GALILEO PROGRAMME AS A TOLL OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION (Zbigniew Kłos)
1. Galileo - Second Generation GNSS Constellation, Present Status and Perspectives
2. Galileo - International Contest
3. Galileo - the EU-ESA cooperation
4. Cooperation between the European Union and the United States on satellite navigation
5. Cooperation between the European Union and other states on satellite navigation
5.1. Cooperation between the EU and China on satellite navigation
5.2. Galileo as the European Union platform for space dialogue with other states
II.LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE USE OF THE EUROPEAN SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
(Katarzyna Myszona-Kostrzewa, Zuzanna Kulińska-Kępa, Barbara Skardzińska)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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