Navigation by satellite---GNSS---is a local technology with global repercussions. Although operation and control rest in government hands, the consequences of satellite use, most often beneficial, have a worldwide effect. Controversy arises when this free-of-direct-charge technology, on which the International Community relies, fails, thus causing damage to third parties. / It was the intention of the drafters and negotiators of the international space law regime to establish a victim-oriented liability framework, in order to guarantee adequate compensation for damage caused by space activities. Unfortunately, it seems that the present regime has only partially met these goals. / The surest means of obtaining compensation is through domestic legal regimes, but these regimes are naturally subject to the ebb and flow of government policy and judicial discretion. / The present thesis will analyse the established liability regimes for which a damaged GNSS final user may seek compensation, and will finally consider whether the drafting of a GNSS Convention is opportune.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.78228 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Rodriguez-Contreras Pérez, Pablo |
| Contributors | Jakhu, Ram S. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Laws (Institute of Air and Space Law.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001984713, proquestno: AAIMQ88135, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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