TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Lesley Jane
AU  - Baumann,Ingo
TI  - Contracting for space: Contract practice in the European space sector 
SN  - 9781409419235 (hbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - KJC6925 .S62 2011
U1  - 341.47094 SMI 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Farnham, Surrey, England, Burlington, Vt.
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Space law
KW  - Europe
KW  - Astronautics and state
KW  - Aeronautics
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Outer space
KW  - Exploration
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Research and development contracts
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Table of contents
Foreword, Sir Martin Sweeting; 
Introduction, Lesley Jane Smith and Ingo Baumann;
Part I Introduction: The impact of the European space policy on space commerce, Kai-Uwe Schrogl and Christophe Venet; 
The relationship between EU and ESA within the framework of European space policy and its consequences for space industry contracts, Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd; 
Toward a European space-specific procurement policy?, Jean-Jacques Tortora. 
Part II The Legal Framework for Space Projects in Europe: The principles of international space law and their relevance to space industry contracts, Lesley Jane Smith; 
The impact of national space legislation on space industry contracts, Michael Gerhard and Kamlesh Gungaphul-Brocard; 
The legal framework for EU activities in the space sector, with a particular focus on GMES, Leopold Mantl and Sylvia Kainz-Huber; The geographical return principle and its future within the European space policy, Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd; 
Regulatory framework for authorising satellite applications: the case of telecommunications, Philippe Achilleas and Romain Loubeyre; Reforming national licensing and agency structures: 
A current overview of the UK space agenda, Richard Tremayne-Smith; 
Consequences of the French space law on space operations (FSOA) on CNES's mission as a contracting space agency, Philippe Clerc; The complexities of international space industry contracts, Cristian Bank; 
Developing space markets in small jurisdictions: the case of the Isle of Man, Timiebi U. Aganaba. 
Part III General Aspects of Space Industry Contracts: Typology of contracts in the space sector, Laurence Ravillon; 
Space contracting within the frame of the European Space Agency, Gunilla Stjernevi and Eleni Katsampani; 
Procurement in the space sector, Oliver Heinrich; Economics of the procurement process, Vasilis Zervos; 
Security rights over satellites: an overview of the proposed protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to space assets, Dietrich Weber-Steinhaus and Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill; 
Research and development contracts, Martin J. Mittelbach; Contract management, Mustapha Elriz and Peter Newman.
Part IV Specific Aspects of Space Industry Contracts: Performance and warranty articles in space industry contracts, Ines Scharlach; Cost overruns in space contracts: mitigation methods and strategies, Walter Peeters; Space insurance, Philippe Montpert; Export control issues in space contracts, Matthias Creydt and Kay-Uwe Horl; The use of service level agreements in space projects, Ingo Baumann; Space contracts: the legal and financial liability regime under the new French space legislation, Mireille Couston; Intellectual Property Issues in the Use and Distribution of Remote Sensing Data, Lesley Jane Smith and Catherine Doldirina; Negotiating the security aspects of satellite communications services contracts, Tare C Brisibe; The legal framework for space projects in Europe: aspects of applicable law and dispute resolution, Frans von der Dunk; The ITU filing of satellite systems, Ingo Baumann and Hans Dodel. Part V Specific Aspects of Satellite Services Contracts: Specific clauses of launch services agreements, Claude-Alain du Parquet; Specific aspects and characteristics of satellite capacity agreements in the satellite communications business, Oliver Huth and Rafael Roelandt; ESA Earth observation data policies: principles, current status and reforms, Gisela Suss. Part VI Conclusions and Outlook: Conclusions and outlook, Lesley Jane Smith and Ingo Baumann; Index
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