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The Geostationary Ring: Practice and Law addresses numerous physical aspects of this highly sought-after orbit which serves as the backbone for international satellite communications and analyses the evolution of its use, coordination and related disputes along with sovereignty claims over segments of the Geostationary Orbit.
The author, Martha Mejía-Kaiser, discusses the increasing population of this orbital region with operational spacecraft, its pollution with man-made space debris, and the upcoming active space removal by external systems. Based on empirical data, the author analyses in unprecedented detail a measurable State practice in the efforts of keeping this orbital region operational, and addresses key legal questions with regard to the benefit and interests of all nations, equitable access and its economic and rationale use.
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The author, Martha Mejía-Kaiser, discusses the increasing population of this orbital region with operational spacecraft, its pollution with man-made space debris, and the upcoming active space removal by external systems. Based on empirical data, the author analyses in unprecedented detail a measurable State practice in the efforts of keeping this orbital region operational, and addresses key legal questions with regard to the benefit and interests of all nations, equitable access and its economic and rationale use.
See inside the book.
Price: $232.00
Pages: 482
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill | Nijhoff
Series: Studies in Space Law
Publication Date:
26 June 2020
ISBN: 9789004406919
Format: Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 Social Sciences Book Award, International Academy of Astronautics
“I had high expectations, and the author did not disappoint me….Dr. Martha Mejía-Kaiser has accomplished a daunting task with amazing effectiveness. The result of all her research is a very complete book with law, policy and practice receiving the full attention they deserve. With the help of numerous drawings, figures, graphics and tables, the author has patiently and persistently educated the reader, and with a veritable plethora of footnotes she accounts for—and further expands on—everything the main text offers....[E]verything you always wanted to know about the geostationary orbit/ring but were afraid to ask!” - Peter van Fenema, in Annals of Air and Space Law, McGill University, 2020
“If there were any doubt that the law can best be elucidated and nuances explained by case study, this well-researched work by Dr Mejía-Kaiser will put them to rest…. This is a well-written and thoughtful work that will interest not only those concerned with the geostationary ring and its use but also some of the fundamental principles of space law.” - Sa'id Mosteshar, in Space Policy, Elsevier (2022)
"In brief, this book contains much detail...Space law teachers could and probably would direct students to particular chapters or sections as supplementary to other works. However, university libraries and instituions where space law is taught should have it on their shelves. It is a good and useful contribution to the burgeoning literature of space law." - Professor Francis Lyall, in Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraumrecht
"'The Geostationary Ring: Practice and Law' can be recommended to all who are interested in the legal regime of the use not only of the GSO but also other areas of outer space...The title of the book promises information about practice and law, and readers will not be dissapointed. Indeed, if you lend this volume to a colleague, you will want to have it back in your library as fast as possible!" - Mahulena Hoffman and P.J. Blount in Journal or Air & Space Law, Kluwer, (2021), The Netherlands
"Dr. Mejía Kaiser, member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Space Law, has extensive expertise in this matter, developed from her first undergraduate work to her master’s and doctorate studies. For this reason, the author offers us a unique opportunity with her work on practice and law in the geostationary ring, not only because it takes us into the essential content of space law, but also because it addresses complex technical issues around technology and the operation of satellites over the equatorial line." - Juan Manuel Portilla Gómez in Mexican Yearbook of International Law of the National Univ. of Mexico (AMDI)
“I had high expectations, and the author did not disappoint me….Dr. Martha Mejía-Kaiser has accomplished a daunting task with amazing effectiveness. The result of all her research is a very complete book with law, policy and practice receiving the full attention they deserve. With the help of numerous drawings, figures, graphics and tables, the author has patiently and persistently educated the reader, and with a veritable plethora of footnotes she accounts for—and further expands on—everything the main text offers....[E]verything you always wanted to know about the geostationary orbit/ring but were afraid to ask!” - Peter van Fenema, in Annals of Air and Space Law, McGill University, 2020
“If there were any doubt that the law can best be elucidated and nuances explained by case study, this well-researched work by Dr Mejía-Kaiser will put them to rest…. This is a well-written and thoughtful work that will interest not only those concerned with the geostationary ring and its use but also some of the fundamental principles of space law.” - Sa'id Mosteshar, in Space Policy, Elsevier (2022)
"In brief, this book contains much detail...Space law teachers could and probably would direct students to particular chapters or sections as supplementary to other works. However, university libraries and instituions where space law is taught should have it on their shelves. It is a good and useful contribution to the burgeoning literature of space law." - Professor Francis Lyall, in Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraumrecht
"'The Geostationary Ring: Practice and Law' can be recommended to all who are interested in the legal regime of the use not only of the GSO but also other areas of outer space...The title of the book promises information about practice and law, and readers will not be dissapointed. Indeed, if you lend this volume to a colleague, you will want to have it back in your library as fast as possible!" - Mahulena Hoffman and P.J. Blount in Journal or Air & Space Law, Kluwer, (2021), The Netherlands
"Dr. Mejía Kaiser, member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Space Law, has extensive expertise in this matter, developed from her first undergraduate work to her master’s and doctorate studies. For this reason, the author offers us a unique opportunity with her work on practice and law in the geostationary ring, not only because it takes us into the essential content of space law, but also because it addresses complex technical issues around technology and the operation of satellites over the equatorial line." - Juan Manuel Portilla Gómez in Mexican Yearbook of International Law of the National Univ. of Mexico (AMDI)
Martha Mejía-Kaiser, PhD in Political and Social Sciences (2003), Master in International Law (1993), is member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Space Law. She has published a number of articles and chapters in books on international space law.