Studies in International Space Law / Bin Cheng
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TextPublication details: New York, USA Clarendon Press, Oxford 1997Edition: 1st Ed., Reprinted 2004Description: lxviii, 798p. : ill. ; 24cmISBN: - 9780198257301
- 23rd 341.47 CHE
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It includes Bibliography and Index pages.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Table of Cases
Introduction
PART I: INTERNATIONAL LAW AND SPACE LAW
1:In the Beginning: the International Geophysical Year
2:International Law and High Altitude Flights: Balloons, Rockets and Man-Made Satellites
3:From Air Law to Space Law
4:International Cooperation and Control: From Atoms to Space
5:The Extraterrestrial Application of International Law
PART II: THE UNITED NATIONS AND OUTER SPACE
6:The United Nations and Outer Space
7:United Nations Resolutions on Outer Space: `Instant' International Customary Law?
8:The United Nations and the Development of International Law Relating to Outer Space
PART III: UNITED NATIONS TREATIES ON OUTER SPACE
9:The 1967 Space Treaty
10:The 1968 Astronauts Agreement
11:The 1972 Convention on international Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects
12:The Moon Treaty: Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and other Celestial Bodies within the Solar System other than the Earth
PART IV: OUTER SPACE, ASTRONAUTS AND SPACE OBJECTS
13:Outer Space: The International Legal Framework -The International Legal Status of Outer Space, Space Objects and Spacemen
14:The Legal Regime of Airspace and Outer Space: The Boundary Problem. Functionalism versus Spatialism: The Major Premisses
15:The Legal Status of Astronauts
16:Legal Status of Spacecraft, Satellites and Space Objects
17:Nationality for Spacecraft?
18:Definitional Issues in Space Law; `Space Objects', 'Astronauts' and Related Expressions
PART V: MILITARY USE OF OUTER SPACE
19:Definition Issues in Space Law: The `Peaceful Use' of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies
20:The Military Use of Outer Space and International Law
PART VI: COMMERCIAL USES OF OUTER SPACE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
21:Communication Satellites
22:Legal and Commercial Aspects of Data Gathering by Remote Sensing
23:International Responsibility and Liability for Launch Activities
24:International Responsibility and Liability of States for National Activities in Outer Space, Especially by Non-Governmental Entities
25:The Commercial Development of Space: The Need for New Treaties
Epilogue: The Contribution of Air and Space Law to the Development of International Law
Appendices
Description
This book consists of a collection of studies in international space law by a leading authority in international law, air law, and space law. Those that have been previously published are thoroughly revised and updated. Publication coincides with the thirtieth anniversary of the first ever multilateral treaty on outer space, which established an agreed international legal framework for the exploration and use of outer space.
The books twenty-six articles examine the major developments and issues of the law governing human activities in space, ranging from television broadcasts, the regulation of space junk, and the governance of State activities on the moon to the legal status of astronauts, the nationality of spacecraft, and arms control. Articles also examine the effect and influence of UN Treaties in this area. The author has, in his examination of this exciting branch of the law, drawn from it valuable lessons for the future development of international law in general.
Author Information
Bin Cheng, Emeritus Professor of Air and Space Law, University of London
Reviews and Awards
Book award from the International Institute of Space Law of the International Astronautical Federation Certificate of Appreciation from the International Air Transport Association "for his outstanding contribution to the progressive development of international air law"; Lifetime Achievement Book Award from the International Institute of Space Law
"Each chapter is marked by the very highest attention to detail, clarity in expression, and standards of research and scholarship." - Carl Q. Christol, Space Policy
"... analyzes and elucidates the space treaties and resolutions, the full texts of which are reproduced in the appendix. In addition, Cheng provides the reader with an extensive list of acronyms and abbreviations, a glossary of foreign words and technical terms, a table of cases and many maps, tables, and figures ... forceful writing and sharp wit." - The American Journal of International Law
"In conclusion, this is a scholarly contribution to the corpus juris spatialis. Its chapters stand out for the sharp insights, particularly of the epic confrontations between the space powers within the COPUOS. In spite of the scope and complexitiy of some topics, the writing is captivating. One of the striking features of the book is, in fact, its timely and witty comments which the author, on the basis of his experience and authority, can easily afford. It is highly recommendable for scholars, professors, practitioners, international lawyers working in the governmental and private fields, legal departments of Ministries for Foreign Affairs and delegation to the COPUOS and UNISPACE Conferences." - International and Comparative Quarterly
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