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

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

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.

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Superior document:Studies in Space Law Series ; v.21
:
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)
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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.

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