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The Multi-level Governance of Space Mining' is a unique book investigating the multi-level framework of space law provision by provision, foregrounding relevant implications for the governance of space mining. It furnishes an in-depth analysis of how the systemic nature of international law, existing provisions of international space law and a growing number of national legislations are shaping the multi-level governance of space mining, including an unprecedented assessment of possible adjudication and enforcement options. Space mining can potentially revolutionize the space sector, but the pros and cons of this revolution will depend on how it will be governed. Under the right framework, space resource activities can enable a new era of prosperous and sustainable space exploration. But the wrong rules (or lack thereof) could destabilize the peaceful and cooperative uses of space.

• Introduction
• The debris problem
• International law and formal space treaties
• Development of customary international law : space law and debris mitigation
• The United States : space debris mitigation, prevention, and policy
• China
• Russia
• European space agency
• Does existing space debris guidance establish customary international law?
• Where do we go from here?.

"In the absence of formal treaty law, orbital debris has grown exponentially in our most valuable orbital regions. To address this problem, many major spacefaring programs have implemented independent laws and policies meant to mitigate the release and overall threat of debris"-- Provided by publisher.

• 1. Some astrophysical and mechanical facts : 5 minutes physics and mechanics
• 2. Concrete applications
• 3. History of spaceflight
• 4. History of space law
• 5. Space law as a self-contained regime or part of public international law (Article III OST)?
• 6. Sources of space law
• 7. Main legal concepts of space legislation
• 8. The legal regime of environmental protection in outer space
• 9. Commercial uses of outer space
• 10. Military activities in outer space : the principle of peaceful uses as contained in Article IV OST
• 11. National space legislation
• 12. Legal regulations for specific space applications
• 13. International and regional institutionalized cooperation in human activities in outer space
• 14. Settlement of disputes
• 15. Perspectives
• United Nations treaties in outer space.

• Space tourism
• Mega-constellations
• Mega-constellations and international law
• Abandoned rocket bodies
• Space mining
• Planetary defence
• Space security
• Anti-satellite weapons and international law
• Conclusion: Where to from here?

"From Space debris to asteroid strikes to anti-satellite weapons, humanity's rapid expansion into Space raises major environmental, safety, and security challenges. In this book, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley, an international lawyer and an astrophysicist, identify and interrogate these challenges and propose actionable solutions. They explore essential questions from, 'How do we ensure all of humanity benefits from the development of Space, and not just the world's richest people?' to 'Is it possible to avoid war in Space?' Byers and Boley explain the essential aspects of Space science, international law, and global governance in a fully transdisciplinary and highly accessible way. Addressing the latest and emerging developments in Space, they equip readers with the knowledge and tools to engage in current and critically important legal, policy, and scientific debates concerning the future development of Space. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher.

• Introduction
• Space tourism
• Mega-constellations
• Mega-constellations and international law
• Abandoned rocket bodies
• Space mining
• Planetary defence
• Space security
• Anti-satellite weapons and international law
• Conclusion: Where do we go from here?

"From Space debris to asteroid strikes to anti-satellite weapons, humanity's rapid expansion into Space raises major environmental, safety, and security challenges. In this book, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley, an international lawyer and an astrophysicist, identify and interrogate these challenges and propose actionable solutions. They explore essential questions from, 'How do we ensure all of humanity benefits from the development of Space, and not just the world's richest people?' to 'Is it possible to avoid war in Space?' Byers and Boley explain the essential aspects of Space science, international law, and global governance in a fully transdisciplinary and highly accessible way. Addressing the latest and emerging developments in Space, they equip readers with the knowledge and tools to engage in current and critically important legal, policy, and scientific debates concerning the future development of Space. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher.

• Introduction
• Reconciling cosmopolitan theory and policy practice? : responsible states as a transitional category
• International security regimes, space and responsible cosmopolitan states
• Cosmopolitan visions under the critical sight of realist(ic) geopolitics
• International space law as the transiting path to cosmopolitan order
• Responsible cosmopolitan state in space politics
• Addressing global governance gaps in planetary defense
• Space mining : attempts to materialize cosmopolitan ideas enshrined in international space law
• Peaceful use of lasers in space : challenges and pathways forward
• Cosmopolitan approach to the issue of orbital debris
• Technology readiness and small states contributions in planetary defense
• Asteroid prospecting and space mining
• High-energy systems today and tomorrow.

"This edited volume discusses how even small nation states can make a significant difference in the future of space governance. The book is divided into three main sections covering political theory, case studies, and space technology and applications. Key topics of discussion include planetary defense, space mining, and high-power systems in space. Through these timely subjects, the book presents strategies for developing a truly global governance framework in space, based on the concept of a responsible cosmopolitan state. Authored by a multidisciplinary group of researchers from the Czech Republic, the volume will appeal to other scientific teams and policymakers looking to become pioneers of cosmopolitan space policies at a national and global level"-- Provided by publisher.

• An introduction to international space law and space laws of the United States
• International space law primer
• The outer space treaty
• Additional sources of international space law
• Domestic law primer
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• U.S. commercial space launch, reentry and spaceports
• Commercial remote sensing, space commerce and space weather
• U.S. commercial space communications
• Space operations and the U.S. Department of Defense
• Additional USG agencies involved in spaceflight activities
• Environmental issues in outer space
• National security and military uses of outer space
• Planetary defense
• Epilogue.

"International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States provides helpful practice tips for representing clients and doing business in today's commercial space industry, as well as important coverage of the essentials of Space Law. Each chapter explores a nuanced space law issue and concludes with review questions. Written by two Georgetown Space Law professors who are also Space Law practitioners, this book is valuable for students of Space Law as well as practitioners."

• An introduction to international space law and space laws of the United States
• International space law primer
• The outer space treaty
• Additional sources of international space law
• Domestic law primer
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• U.S. commercial space launch, reentry and spaceports
• Commercial remote sensing, space commerce and space weather
• U.S. commercial space communications
• Space operations and the U.S. Department of Defense
• Additional USG agencies involved in spaceflight activities
• Environmental issues in outer space
• National security and military uses of outer space
• Planetary defense.

"International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States provides helpful practice tips for representing clients and doing business in today's commercial space industry, as well as important coverage of the essentials of Space Law. Each chapter explores a nuanced space law issue and concludes with review questions" -- Provided by publisher.

• Preface to the first edition / Yanal Abul Failat and Anél Ferreira-Snyman-- Preface / Yanal Abul Failat and Anél Ferreira-Snyman
• Foreword / Tanja Masson-Zwaan
• International law governing outer space activities / Christopher Johnson
• National law governing outer space activities / Yun Zhao
• Delimitation of outer space and Earth orbits / Olavo de Oliveira Bittencourt Neto
• Military activities in outer space / Anél Ferreira-Snyman
• Licensing private outer space activities / Yanal Abul Failat
• Property and ownership in outer space / Wian Erlank
• Universe exploration and colonisation / Thomas Cheney
• Planetary protection / Michelle L.D. Hanlon
• The exploitation of natural resources in outer space / Philip De Man
• Regulation of artificial satellites / Christopher J. Newman
• Regulation of remote sensing activities / Carlo Golda, Maria Elena De Maestri
• Legal regulation of satellite navigation systems / Elizabeth Tiarks
• Regulation of satellite constellations / Lauren Napier, Christopher J. Newman
• Regulation of the space tourism sector / Yanal Abul Failat, Anél Ferreira-Snyman
• Financing space activities / Mathieu Luinaud, William Ricard, Luigi Scatteia
• Intellectual property law in the context of climate change / Anja Nakarada Pečujlić
• Environmental responsibility for space debris / Anél Ferreira-Snyman
• International trade aspects of outer space activities / Sina Kimiagar, Chiara C. Klaui, Thomas J. McCarthy, Brad Powell
• Cyber operations in outer space / Heather A. Harrison Dinniss
• The extraterritorial application of human rights instruments in outer space settlements / Gerrit Ferreira, Anél Ferreira-Snyman
• Evidence from space in cases before international courts and tribunals / Damian M. Bielicki
• Dispute resolution / Nicholas Gould

The potential use of space for military purposes has, since the end of the Second World War, been intrinsically linked to the development of space technology and space flight. The political relevance of outer space continues to be recognised by nations, particularly the strategic benefit of Earth observation from outer space as a national security tool. However, the dual-use potential of many space applications increasingly blurs the distinction between the military and non-military uses of space. In fact, many States have openly declared their willingness to protect their space assets by military means and some have even described outer space as a war-fighting domain. Non-State entities are becoming more and more involved in outer space activities, including the use of satellites for navigation purposes, the transportation of supplies to the International Space Station and the offering of tourist flights into outer space. Private operators have significantly increased activity in the launch of satellites and in 2021 no less than three private space companies (Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX) conducted successful space tourist flights. Today in all space-faring countries, the space industry contributes to national GDP and supports the labour force. It also serves as a catalyst for technological advancement and productivity growth, and has become an integral part of the day-to-day lives of people around the world. Consequently, the socio-economic benefits of space technology (in particular satellite technology) have made the development of space programmes an increasing necessity for developing States. Outer space has become a congested environment. The involvement of private actors, specifically, has given rise to a number of legal issues, including questions pertaining to liability, insurance, space debris, human rights and property rights in space. To address these legal uncertainties, the existing chapters in the second edition of Outer Space Law: Legal Policy and Practice have been updated significantly and several new chapters have been added dealing with topical issues including: the regulation of satellite navigation systems, and satellite constellations; the application of human rights in outer space settlements; the exploration and colonisation of outer space; and planetary protection. The second edition of Outer Space Law: Legal Policy and Practice remains aimed at readers looking for a single title to understand the key issues relevant to the space sector, by also emphasising the practical application of those issues. The book will be specifically relevant to legal practitioners, academics and State departments primarily working in the space arena, as well as to those in other related sectors such as IT and media, insurance and political science. Edited by Yanal Abul Failat, lawyer at the international law firm Fasken, and Professor Anel Ferreira-Snyman, a professor of law specialising in international space law at the University of South Africa, the book includes contributions by leading experts from space agencies, space venturers, lawyers, economists, insurers, academics and financiers.
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• Is Human Settlement on Mars Marking the Beginning of a New Era of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Outer Space?.- How five fundamental human rights could be violated in privately-funded space settlements and the role of the Mars Agreement in their protection.- Legal Implications of Detection of or Contact with Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence in the Mars Agreement Including Human Settlements.- The International space Station (ISS) Intergovernmental Agreement as a Precedent for Regulating the First Human Settlements on Mars.- Building a new legal model for settlements on Mars.- Factors Influencing the future Martian population.- Who Speaks for Mars? The Responsibility to Protect and the Search for Life.- Crewed Space Mission Waste-streams and Impact on Human Exploration of Mars.- Shared Network Infrastructures on Mars: Implementing Legal Tools for the Establishment and Regulation of a Martian Power Grid.- A Tale of Two Planets in international Law: Limitations to the Freedom of exploration and Use.- Protecting the Million-Year Picnic: The Importance of Importing the Rule of Law to Mars.- From Antarctica to Mars: Developing a Mars Treaty System.
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This book is dedicated to the nascent discussion of the legal aspects of human exploration and possible settlement of Mars, and provides fresh insights and new ideas in two key areas. The first one revolves around the broader aspects of current space law, such as intellectual property rights in outer space, the legal implications of contact with extra-terrestrial intelligence, legal considerations around the freedom of exploration and use, and the International Space Station agreement as a precedent for Mars. The second one focuses on the creation and management of a new society on Mars, and includes topics such as human reproduction and childbirth, the protection of human rights in privately-funded settlements, legal aspects of a Martian power grid, and criminal justice on the red planet. With multiple national space agencies and commercial enterprises focusing on Mars, it is more than likely that a human presence will be established on the red planet in the coming decades. While the foundation of international space law, laid primarily by the Outer Space Treaty, remains the framework within which humans will engage with Mars, new and unforeseen challenges have arisen, driven particularly by the rapid pace of technological advancement in recent years. To ensure that space law can keep up with these developments, a new scholarly work such as the present one is critical. By bringing together a number of fresh international perspectives on the topic, the book is of interest to all scholars and professionals working in the space field.
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• Contents: Preface
• 1. Introduction to Space Insurance and the Law
• 2. Insurance as governance in space
• 3. The state of space insurance
• 4. International space law as the context for space insurance
• 5. Air or space? Insurance and the delimitation issue
• 6. Air law, aviation insurance, and their relevance to space activities
• 7. Space business and insurance issues in the United States
• 8. Considerations for new industry groups
• 9. Governing insurance policies through interpretation
• 10. Possible innovations for space insurance: mitigating space debris, expanding space domain awareness, and leveraging other forms of insurance
• 11. Final thoughts Bibliography Index.
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This astute and comprehensive book provides in-depth analysis of the space sector with an 'insurance as governance' approach. Chapters highlight and examine the key aspects of this important subject including space tourism, risk mitigation and insurance requirements. Considering the role of space insurers working across national boundaries, this book addresses the ability of insurers to fill an existing regulatory void and describes the actions they can take to improve their capability to execute that governance function. The author also gives a fresh and contemporary insight into topics such as the influences of international space law, international air law and US domestic space law. Insightful and discerning, Space Insurance and the Law is ideal for space insurance professionals and those with an interest in space entrepreneurship, international space law and the commercial space industry.
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• Introduction: Why space law matters in war and peace / Matthew Hersch and Cassandra Steer
• International humanitarian law and its application in outer space / Cassandra Steer and Dale Stephens
• Norm setting and transparency and confidence-building in space governance / Theresa Hitchens
• The rule of law in outer space : a call for an international outer space authority / Icho Kealotswe-Matlou
• Peaceful purposes for the benefit of all manking : the ethical foundations of space security / P.J. Blount
• U.S. space dominance : an ethical lens / Joan Johnson-Freese and Kenneth Smith
• What should the Space Force do? : insights from spacepower analogies, doctrine, and culture / Peter L. Hays
• The legal challenge of arms control in space / Jinyuan Su
• The legality of keep-out, operational, and safety zones in outer space / Matthew Stubbs
• Prominent security threats stemming from space hybrid operations / Jana Robinson
• A proposed transparency measure as a step towards space arms control / Gilles Doucet
• Outer space and crisis risks / Laura Grego
• Diplomacy : the missing ingredient in space security / Paul Meyer
• Conclusion: Cooperation, collaboration, and communication in space / Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch

This book delves into legal and ethical concerns over the increased weaponization of outer space and the potential for space-based conflict in the very near future. Unique to this collection is the emphasis on questions of ethical conduct and legal standards applicable to military uses of outer space. No other existing publication takes this perspective, nor includes such a range of interdisciplinary expertise. The essays included in this volume explore the moral and legal issues of space security in four sections. Part I provides a general legal framework for the law of war and peace in space. Part II tackles ethical issues. Part III looks at specific threats to space security. Part IV proposes possible legal and diplomatic solutions. With an expert author team from North American and Europe, the volume brings together academics, military lawyers, military space operators, aerospace industry representatives, diplomats, and national security and policy experts. The experience of this team provides a collection unmatched in any academic publication broaching even some of these issues and will be required reading for anyone interested in war and peace in outer space.
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• The concept of space law
• The inner core : space law stricto sensu
• The "northern" part of the first ring of space law
• The "southern" part of the first ring of space law
• The second ring of space law
• The third ring : national space legislation
• The future of space law

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Frans von der Dunk, a leading authority on space law, presents a nuanced introduction to the topic, explaining the legal rules, rights and obligations applicable to activities in outer space and activities that precede operations in space. He analyzes the interaction of these elements as well as how international organizations relate to the core tenets of space legislation. Key features include: * an accessible and engaging writing style * a forward-looking approach to how technological developments will be addressed in law * discussion of space law within the boundaries of technology, operations, economics and politics * consideration of fundamental paradigm changes, such as the increasing commercialization and privatization of space activities. This Advanced Introduction is ideal for advanced students looking for a clear and concise overview of space law. It also provides an entry point for academics and practitioners who need to understand the relationship between space and law.
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• Introduction. Les rapports des directeurs d'études
• Introduction. The reports of the directors of studies
• Le droit de l'espace
• 50 years of space law : space law in 50 years
• Les sources du droit de l'espace
• The law of outer space : a self-contained regime?
• La guerre des étoiles : une perspective réaliste?
• International responsibility and liability of states in the conduct of space activities
• Les télécommunications par satellite
• Information via satellite : a human rights perspective
• La télédétection par satellite : depuis des considérations juridiques historiques au rééquilibrage moderne
• Navigation by satellite
• Beyond Earth orbit, space law and the exploriation of the universe
• Les véhicules spatiaux réutilisables
• Exploration of natural resources on celestial bodies
• Discovery of extraterrestrial life
• Le droit de la colonisation spatiale
• The legal requirements for the environmental protection of outer space : a truly global concern?
• Space traffic management : a new perspective for space law
• Le futur de la coopération spatiale internationale et régionale
• La coopération spatiale Européenne : un modèle régional de coopération spatiale?

We are witnessing a new golden age of space conquest. During the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union had sought to place their space exploits in the framework of international law. Today that trend towards accountability is being reversed. Individualistic logic is prevailing and the founding principles of international space law are increasingly being put aside. Legal scholars and practitioners must now find a balance between the development of space activities funded by the private sector and the interests of all states. Responding to this challenge, this bilingual volume collects the leading contributions to the 2017 Summer Courses session of the Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations. The essays are structured around two objectives : to analyse the foundations and principles of space law since its creation, and to discern its direction over the next fifty years. Featuring original work from leading young legal scholars from around the world, this collection explores a little-known area of law and seeks to support space exploration for the benefit of all humanity.
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• Foreword
• Introduction
• Physical characteristics and users of the geostationary orbit
• Basic concepts of space law as relevant to the geostationary ring
• Sovereignty claims with respect to the geostationary ring
• Slots and electromagnetic frequencies
• Space traffic in the geostationary ring
• Pollution of the geostationary ring
• Re-orbiting into graveyard orbits
• On-orbit servicing, removal and recycling of space debris
• Unauthorised cyber activities
• Future systems
• Concluding remarks

The Geostationary Ring: Practice and Law addresses numerous physical aspects of this highly sought-after orbit which serves as the backbone for international satellite communications and analyses the evolution of its use, coordination and related disputes along with sovereignty claims over segments of the Geostationary Orbit. The author, Martha Mejia-Kaiser, discusses the increasing population of this orbital region with operational spacecraft, its pollution with man-made space debris, and the upcoming active space removal by external systems. Based on empirical data, the author analyses in unprecedented detail a measurable State practice in the efforts of keeping this orbital region operational, and addresses key legal questions with regard to the benefit and interests of all nations, equitable access and its economic and rationale use.
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• Legal approach on the dual-use nature of on-orbit servicing programs / Anne-Sophie Martin
• Risk management and insurance of on-orbit servicing / Katarzyna Malinowska
• Legal aspects on space recycling / Zhuang Tian and Yangyang Cui -- On-orbit servicing: security and legal aspects / John Tziouras
• On-orbit servicing : space for Africa? / André Siebrits
• The space race on sustainability : business and legal challenges for on-orbit-servicing / Claudiu Mihai Tăiatu
• On-orbit servicing, opportunity and liability / Christoffel Kotze
• On-orbit servicing from a legal and policy perspective / Margaux Morssink
• Legal aspects relating to on-orbit servicing and active debris removal / Ewan Wright

This book shares a range of new and diverse insights on On-Orbit Servicing (OOS), and examines its implications especially from political, legal, economic, and security perspectives. OSS has been evolving rapidly and presents both challenges and opportunities, such as in-space repairs, refuelling, refurbishment of spacecraft and servicing satellites, which could play a critical role in extending satellite lifecycles, while also representing a valuable next step in debris mitigation. At the same time, many legal questions have arisen in connection with OOS: the need to prevent hostile actions under the pretext of OSS; the distinction between governmental and non-governmental OOS operators; the status of re-worked and recycled space objects; the issue of control in terms of operations performed in orbit, i.e., in the international sphere; the status of objects manufactured in orbit and applicable law, including liability and registration; and the impacts on insurance law and risk management. Finally, the book examines the implications of OOS for emerging space actors in the Global South, and recommends a paradigm shift to help developing countries fully recognise the necessity and urgency of being involved in discussions on OSS, as opposed to leaving it up to the developed space actors. This book will be of great interest to practitioners, academics, and students working in the space sector and related fields.
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• The legal framework protecting cultural heritage sites on the moon and in situ preservation
• Could the moon’s cultural heritage be inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List?
• Does the outer space treaty permit the protection and preservation of cultural heritage sites on the moon?
• One small step to protect human heritage in space act as one small step towards U.S. space dominance? : the case for a multilateral treaty protection regime
• The ‘outstanding universal value’ concept of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention : food for thought to preserve lunar artifacts
• Necessity of special regulation for protection of cultural heritage sites on the moon
• How to preserve humanity’s lunar heritage
• Protection of lunar heritage sites : a customary law perspective
• Lunar seismic experiments : a legacy which deserves to be remembered
• The moon that owns itself : exploring new legal avenues to protect cultural and natural heritage in space
• The moon that owns itself : exploring new legal avenues to protect cultural and natural heritage in space

This book provides an extensive overview of the protection of cultural heritages sites on the Moon (humanity's lunar heritage) and the various threats they face. First of all, the international legal framework, especially the relevant space treaties are analyzed in terms of how they protect cultural heritages sites on the Moon. In turn, the book explores key aspects like the application of customary law, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, or the Underwater Convention, and the possibility of adding these sites to UNESCO's World Heritage list. The book subsequently addresses the question of how to define culture heritage sites or artifacts, in particular in view of the "Outstanding Universal Value" criterion, which is a vital aspect in order to differentiate them from space garbage or even space threats. Lastly, the book proposes and elaborates on various protection systems and multilateral protection regulations. Especially now, 50 years after the first human landing on the Moon, the book is a timely publication that will be of interest to all scholars and professionals working in the space field.
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• The small satellite revolution
• Small satellite activities within the framework of international space law and recent regulatory developments
• State responsibility for non-governmental space activities employing small satellites
• Liability for damage caused or suffered by small satellites
• Registration of small satellites
• Conclusions and recommendations

'Regulating a Revolution' sheds light on the current regulatory aspects and challenges of small satellite activities. In recent years, small satellites have taken the space industry by storm. Their short development times, low cost, significant miniaturisation, standardisation and commercial availability have truly revolutionised the space industry. They make space accessible to non-professionals and on an individual level. This book is the first to explore the status of small satellites vis-à-vis international space law, examining which provisions are applicable and what kind of legal issues the traditional definitions pose when considering novel small satellite activities