Space Safety Regulations and Standards

Chapter 19 The ICAO’s legal authority to regulate aerospace vehicles

Paul Stephen Dempsey ^∗, Michael Mineiro ^†

^∗Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University

^†Boeing Fellow in Air and Space Law, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University

Chapter Outline

• Introduction…………………………………245

• The Term “Aircraft”—Article 3(A) of the Chicago Convention…………………………………245

• The ICAO and Subsequent Application of the Chicago Convention as it Relates to Outer Space…………………………………247

• Precedent for a Broader Jurisdictional Interpretation: SARPs Addressing Security and the Environment…………………………………248

• The ICAO and the ITU…………………………………250

• Conclusions as to the ICAOs Authority to Regulate SATVs…………………………………250

• The Need for ...