INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW - ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ ΤΗΛΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΩΝ, 2023 - 2024

Course description:

I. Telecommunications, Radiocommunications: definitions;
II. International legal framework for the usage of radio frequencies;
III. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU): role, structure, organs;
IV. The ITU Radio Regulations and the management of the radio-frequency spectrum;
V. General Principles of International Telecommunications Law;
VI. The Intersection between ITL and Protection of Human Rights: The right of the Public to use the
International Telecommunication Service as a specific form of the Freedom of
Expression;
VII. The Intersection between ITL and Space Law: The use of satellites for communication purposes; The
importance of telecommunications for the establishment of a system of Space Traffic
Management; Satellite communications, international trade, and intellectual property
issues;
VIII. Television broadcasting by satellite; The UN Principles on Direct Broadcasting by
Satellite; General principles for the establishment and use of radio/tv stations, The
the problem of unauthorized broadcasting.