International Maritime Satellite Organization
International Maritime Satellite Organization Outline
INMARSAT was established in 1979 pursuant to an international convention made in 1976 by the members of IMO: see 2.57. Its membership is open to any country. Its main task is to improve and coordinate maritime satellite communications between the members, such as managing space segments for improving maritime and aeronautical communications. Its headquarters are in London.(1)
International Maritime Satellite Organization
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on international maritime satellite organization explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.
Resources
Further Reading
- The entry “international maritime satellite organization” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press