| dc.description.abstract | Using the structuralism paradigm, this study examines the legal and political issues surrounding the Geostationary Orbit, a valuable natural resource in outer space. The study analyses the relationship between the different uses, users or non-users of the Geostationary Orbit. It also examines the legal regime that governs outer space generally and the Geostationary Orbit in particular and considers the underlying legal and political discourses. The study argues that the harnessing of science, technology and innovation is integral in order to explore and exploit the Geostationary Orbit, a factor that is present in the developed world but is lacking in many developing countries. The study further argues that the structure of the international system with the north at the centre and the south at the periphery is at the core and is reflected in the use of the Geostationary Orbit lending to its inequitable management as a global common. The study recommends that states begin negotiations for a new comprehensive treaty on outer space taking into account gaps in the current regime and global emerging trends. | en_US |
