European Space Agency: an Overview of the Legal Frame

AuthorInessa Kostenko
PositionPh.D., Associate Professor, Scientific Research Institute of State Building and Local Government of National Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
Pages63-70
Advanced Space Law, Volume 3, 2019 63
European Space Agency:
an Overview of the Legal Frame
Inessa Kostenko1
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Scientic Research Institute of State Building and Local
Government of National Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
E-mail: inessakostenko2014@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8784-5422
The article includes a legal analysis of the issue concerning relations in the space area. Speaking more
clearly, it regards legal regulating of the European Space Agency. This article summarizes the history of
the formation of the European Space Agency, provides its denition and outlines guiding principles of
work and regulation in the European Space Agency. The article provides answers to such questions as:
What does ESA do? Where is ESA located? Who are the sta of ESA? Who belongs to ESA? Where do
ESA’s funds come from? How does ESA operate? What are the main principles of work of its governing
bodies? In accordance with the Convention, the Director-General of the European Space Agency is the
highest ocial person of the European Space Agency, therefore, we pointed out the leading tasks and
duties of this person, and highlighted in which way the Director-General is elected and appointed, what
is his responsibility in case of non-fulllment of his powers, etc. In addition, the basic provisions of the
Convention, which contain special provisions relating to nance, are reviewed in the article. In view of
this, it has been established that a leading position in nancial management supports the implementation
of the long-term European space policy approved by the Council. We also determined that the Agency
is required to apply internationally recognized accounting standards and adhere to the principles of
nancial management, economy and planning eectiveness in order to eectively develop this industry.
Using historical methods and methods of systematization the authors came to the conclusion that this
organization will have a great future in its various aspects and manifestations. Consequently, the key
issue for today is the task of improving the ESA regulation system.
Keywords: European Space Agency, European Space Research Organization, European Launch
Development Organization, Procurement Regulations, Convention
Received: March 02, 2019; accepted: April 07, 2019
Advanced Space Law, Volume 3, 2019: 63-70.
https://doi.org/10.29202/asl/2019/3/5
© Kostenko, Inessa, 2019

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