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Legal and Policy Aspects of the Use of Satellites in Armed Conflicts

Authors

Philippe Achilleas (ed)
Université Paris-Saclay
Balázs Bartóki-Gönczy (ed)
Ludovika University of Public Service
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2147-901X
Barbara Horváth (ed)
Széchenyi István University

Synopsis

Recent conflicts, including the war between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, have demonstrated that space-based capabilities can play a decisive role in contemporary warfare. Satellites can be used for communication, intelligence gathering, surveillance, navigation and targeting, but they can also become targets in hostilities. These developments raise complex legal and policy questions concerning the applicability and interpretation of International space law and international humanitarian law, state responsibility, neutrality, collective security, and the involvement of private actors in military activities. This book examines the legal foundations that govern military activities in outer space, the protection and status of space objects, the involvement of non-state actors and their responsibilities, and the strategic considerations that shape the space policies of NATO and the European Union. This publication was created as part of the Hubert Curien/Balaton Programme, in collaboration between the Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications Law (Ludovika University of Public Service, Budapest) and the Institute of Space and Telecommunications Law (Université Paris-Saclay).

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Author Biographies

Philippe Achilleas, Université Paris-Saclay

Professor in public law at the Jean Monnet Faculty (Law, Economics and Management), Université Paris-Saclay

Balázs Bartóki-Gönczy, Ludovika University of Public Service

Director, Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications Law, Eötvös József Research Centre
Associate Professor and Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, Ludovika University of Public Service

Charline Coudry, Université Paris-Saclay

PhD Candidate, Université Paris-Saclay

Justine Dousset, Université Paris-Saclay

PhD researcher, Université Paris-Saclay

András Edl, Ludovika University of Public Service

Researcher, space defence and security advisor at the Institute of Space Law and Policy

Mónika Ganczer, Széchenyi István University

International lawyer
Associate Professor, Széchenyi István University
Research Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Legal Studies
External researcher, Ludovika University of Public Service Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications Law

Quentin Guého, Université Paris-Saclay

PhD studen, Université Paris-Saclay

Barbara Horváth, Széchenyi István University

PhD candidate, Széchenyi István University
Research Fellow, Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications Law of Ludovika University of Public Service

Boudour Mefteh, University of Debrecen

PhD candidate, University of Debrecen

Endre Miszori

Lieutenant Colonel
Hungarian military intelligence officer

Hugo Peter, French Air and Space Force Academy

Associate Professor, French Air and Space Force Academy

Gábor Sulyok, Széchenyi István University

Professor, Széchenyi István University
Senior Research Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Legal Studies
External researcher, Ludovika University of Public Service Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications Law

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Published

2026.09.25

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-963-653-388-5