International Communications: The International Telecommunication Union and the Universal Postal Union

摘要

Who is this book for? The book, by Francis Lyall, a Professor of Public Law at the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom, provides a detailed historical perspective and overview of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from its inception as the International Telegraph Union and the International Radio Union to the present time. A short chapter puts forward the views of the author on the future of the ITU and the remaining one-third of the book examines, again from a historical perspective, the development of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Professor Lyall goes into much detail regarding how the legal and administrative structures of these institutions evolved providing comprehensive documentation such as original legal texts as well as third party literature. For readers interested in how these two international institutions evolved, for economic historians, and those dealing with the telecommunications and/or postal sectors who want a better understanding of the present structures of these institutions, this book provides excellent background material.