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Handbook of space law / edited by Frans von der Dunk ; with Fabio Tronchetti.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Research handbooks in international law.
- Research Handbooks in International Law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Space law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1136 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton, Massachusetts ; Cheltenham, England ; : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Handbook of Space Law addresses the legal and regulatory aspects of activities in outer space and major space applications from a comprehensive and structured perspective. The book fundamentally addresses the dichotomy between the state-oriented character of international space law and the increasing commercialization and privatization of space activities.
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The background and history of space law; 2. International space law; 3. National space law; 4. European space law; 5. International organizations in space law; 6. Legal aspects of the military uses of outer space; 7. Legal aspects of launch services and space transportation; 8. Legal aspects of satellite communications; 9. Legal aspects of satellite remote sensing; 10. Legal aspects of satellite navigation; 11. Legal aspects of public manned spaceflight and space station operations
- 12. Legal aspects of private manned spaceflight13. Environmental aspects of space activities; 14. Legal aspects of space resource utilization; 15. International trade aspects of space services; 16. Financing space ventures; 17. Insurance in the context of space activities; 18. Intellectual property rights in the context of space activities; 19. Dispute resolution regarding space activities; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78100-036-0
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