National Space Law in Poland : : Past, Present and Future.

• Superior document: Studies in Space Law Series ; v.21
• Author: Konert, Anna.
• TeilnehmendeR: von der Dunk, Frans G.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Space Law Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (335 pages)

A comprehensive national space legislation is urgently needed to promote further development of space activities, in both the public and private commercial sectors. This book is a definitive resource on Poland's current regime for space activities and future national space legislation.

Table of Contents

Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 A Brief History of Polish Space Policy and Strategy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The European Union -- 3 The European Space Agency -- 4 EUMETSAT -- 5 EUTELSAT -- 6 Committee on Space Research Strategy 2003 -- 7 Committee on Space Research Strategy Revision 2009 -- 8 Action Programme for the Development of Space Technologies and the Use of Satellite Systems in Poland 2012 -- 9 National Space Strategy 2017 -- 10 Concluding Remarks -- 10.1 Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Approach - Advantages and Disadvantages -- Chapter 2 A Survey of Polish Involvement in Space and Space Activities -- 1 The Foundations -- 2 Beginning of Cooperation with ESA - 1994 and 2002 Agreements -- 3 PECS Agreement and Beginnings of the Space Industry in Poland -- 4 Accession to ESA in 2012 -- 5 The European Space Agency's Organizational and Financial Mechanisms -- 6 The Polish Industry Incentive Scheme with ESA - Evolution, Results, and Impact on the Space Sector -- 7 Non-ESA Space Activities in Poland -- 8 Perspectives for the Polish Space Sector -- Chapter 3 Defining Outer Space - the Continued Debate on the Scope and Applicability of Space Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Introduction to Space Applications -- 3 Applicability of Space Law: Framing the Question -- 4 The Relationship between Airspace, Outer Space and State Sovereignty -- 5 In Search of the Boundary: Operational Considerations for Spatial Approach -- 6 Applying Spatial, Functional or Yet Another Approach? -- 7 Air Law versus Space Law: The Territorial Limit of State Sovereignty -- 8 Customary Law: State Practice Considerations -- 9 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The International Legal Regime for Space Activities Applicable to Poland -- 1 Legal and Historical Introduction.

1.1 Polish Contributions to Early Explorations -- 1.2 Post-Cold War Developments -- 1.3 Polish Contributions to the Legal Framework for Activities in Space -- 1.4 The Development of Space Law: Four Stages -- 2 Space Law as Part of Public International Law and Its Implementation in the Polish Legal System -- 3 The Framework of Public International Space Law (corpus juris spatialis internationalis) -- 3.1 Space Treaties -- 3.1.1 The 1967 Outer Space Treaty -- 3.1.2 The 1968 Rescue Agreement -- 3.1.3 The 1972 Liability Convention -- 3.1.4 The 1974 Registration Convention -- 3.1.5 The 1979 Moon Agreement -- 3.2 UN Recommended Principles and Other Soft Law Instruments -- 4 Broader International Legal Regime for Space Activities Applicable to Poland -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Polish Space Activities in Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Actors of Polish Space Policy -- 3 Participation in esa Space Missions -- 3.1 The Most Exciting Missions with the Participation of Polish Research Instruments -- 3.1.1 Rosetta -- 3.1.2 Cassini-Huygens -- 3.1.3 Proba 3 -- 3.1.4 JUICE -- 3.1.5 Mars Express -- 3.1.6 The Herschel Space Observatory -- 3.1.7 A Polish Trace on Mars -- 3.2 Polish Devices in Space -- 3.2.1 Polish Satellites -- 3.2.2 Optical Instruments -- 3.2.3 Time Measurement Systems -- 3.3 Applications of Satellite Techniques on Earth -- 3.3.1 Satellite Imagery in the Public Sector -- 3.3.2 Road Navigation -- 3.3.3 Vehicle Monitoring -- 3.3.4 Precision Agriculture -- 3.3.5 Crisis Management -- 3.3.6 The Young in Space -- 4 Financial Settlements between Poland and ESA - Geographic Return -- 5 Task Implementation in the Field of Space Policy in Poland -- 6 European Union Projects of Which Poland Is a Part -- 6.1 The Galileo System -- 6.1.1 EGNOS -- 6.2 The ESA Programmes -- 6.2.1 The NAVISP Programme -- 6.2.2 The ARTES Programme.

6.2.3 European Earth Monitoring Programme (GMES) - Copernicus -- 6.2.4 EUMETSAT -- 6.2.5 The European Southern Observatory (ESO) -- 6.2.6 GovSatCom - Governmental Satellite Communications -- 7 Polish Space Agency Activity -- 7.1 Benefits of Participating in the Galileo and EGNOS Programmes -- 8 Commercial Involvement in Poland's Space Market -- 8.1 The Main Participants of the Polish Space Sector and Their Participation in ESA Projects -- 9 The EU Budget Perspective for 2021-2027 -- 9.1 Joint Projects -- 9.2 The Importance of Cooperation -- 10 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 The Polish Legal System - an Overview -- 1 Introduction and Historic Background -- 2 An Outline of the Polish Constitutional System -- 3 System of Sources of Law -- 4 The Political System of Government -- 5 The Judicial System -- 6 Public Administration Organs Responsible for Space Policy -- 7 The Polish Legal System in the Context of EU Law -- Chapter 7 Draft of the Polish Space Act -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Work on the Creation of the Polish Space Act in Poland -- 3 Analysis of the Project - the Act on Space Activity and on the National Registry of Space Objects -- 4 Fulfillment of Poland's International Obligations in the Field of Space Law, and the Draft Space Act -- 5 Conclusions -- Chapter 8 Intellectual Property Protection for Space Activities in Poland: A Study of Polish Patent Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Intellectual Property Law -- 3 Industrial Property Law -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Legal Basis -- 3.3 Relevance of the Place of Invention -- 3.4 Priority -- 3.5 The Right to a Patent -- 4 Patentable Inventions -- 5 Patent -- 6 Patent Related Contracts -- 7 Patent Infringement -- 7.1 Jurisdiction -- 7.2 Claims for an Infringement of Patent Rights -- 8 Space Applicable Inventions - Contractual Relationships -- 9 Conclusion.

Chapter 9 The Polish Vision on Space Activities: A Review of Current and Proposed Legislation and Space Policy Developments - Looking towards the Future -- 1 Introduction and Rationale for National Space Legislation -- 2 Existing Legislation and Its Applicability to National Space Activities: Administrative and Policy Coordination -- 2.1 The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) and Its Statutory Tasks -- 3 Still at the Beginning of the Road: The Polish Space Strategy and the National Space Program -- 3.1 The Polish Space Strategy -- 3.2 The Polish National Space Program -- 4 Development of Polish National Space Legislation -- 4.1 Proposed Axioms of Polish National Space Law -- 5 National Space Activities and Jurisdiction -- 6 The Limit of State Sovereignty and the Unresolved Boundary Question -- 7 Existing Domestic Legislation and Its Applicability to National Space Activities -- 8 Conclusions and Looking towards the Future -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Legal Acts and Documents -- Index -- Back Cover.