Starlink's Provision of Telecommunication Services During the Time of Armed Conflict and Its Consequences from the Perspective of Public International Law

• Autorzy: Bartłomiej Gerałt

Warianty tytułu

Świadczenie usług telekomunikacyjnych przez Starlink w trakcie konfliktu zbrojnego a możliwe konsekwencje w ramach prawa publicznego międzynarodowego

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article attempts to provide an overview of the most important international regulations relating to the provision of telecommunication services by private companies to one or more belligerent parties in times of an armed conflict. Taking as an example the recently widely commented issue of Starlink allegedly withholding its services otherwise provided to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this article reviews the issue from the perspective of general public international law as well as international space law. Specifically, the customs and regulations concerning the attributability of private parties actions as well as peaceful utilisation of outer space are scrutinised. (original abstract)

Niniejszy artykuł ma na celu zaprezentowanie najistotniejszych regulacji międzynarodowych dotyczących świadczenia usług o charakterze telekomunikacyjnym przez podmioty niepubliczne jednej lub większej ilości stron aktywnego konfliktu zbrojnego. Biorąc za przykład szeroko komentowany przypadek firmy Starlink, która rzekomo miała odmówić udostępnienia swojej sieci rządowi Ukraińskiemu, artykuł ten stara się przedstawić skrótowe studium tego przypadku z perspektywy prawa publicznego międzynarodowego, jak również regulacji międzynarodowych poświęconych wyłącznie kwestiom wykorzystania przestrzeni kosmicznej. Analiza ta w szczególności dotyczy reguł poświęconych przypisywalności państwu działań podmiotów prywatnych jak i pokojowemu wykorzystaniu przestrzeni kosmicznej. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

International law; Space policy; Telecommunications services; Armed conflicts

PL

Prawo międzynarodowe; Polityka kosmiczna; Usługi telekomunikacyjne; Konflikty zbrojne

• Czasopismo: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Iuridica
• Rocznik: 2024
• Numer: nr 106 Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: The Fall and Rise of International Law
• Strony: 189--197

Twórcy

autor

Bartłomiej Gerałt

• Uniwersytet Łódzki

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.18778/0208-6069.106.11