Space law: a treatise

Introduction : actors, history and fora -- Sources of space law -- The Outer Space Treaty, 1967 -- Space objects : control, registration, return and liability - the treaties and the practice -- Astronauts -- Of boundaries and orbits -- The moon and other celestial bodies -- Radio and the international telecommunication union -- Unusual problems: space tourism, planetary defence, small satellites and large constellations, and solar power -- Environmental regulation -- Satellite communications: telecommunications and direct broadcasting -- Global navigation satellite systems -- Remote sensing -- Space activities, finance and international trade law -- Commercial activities and the implementation of space law -- The military use of outer space -- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- The future.

Introduction : actors, history and fora -- Sources of space law -- The Outer Space Treaty, 1967 -- Space objects : control, registration, return and liability - the treaties and the practice -- Astronauts -- Of boundaries and orbits -- The moon and other celestial bodies -- Radio and the international telecommunication union -- Unusual problems : space tourism, planetary defence, small satellites and large constellations, and solar power -- Environmental regulation -- Satellite communications : telecommunications and direct broadcasting -- Global navigation satellite systems -- Remote sensing -- Space activities, finance and international trade law -- Commercial activities and the implementation of space law -- The military use of outer space -- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) -- The future

1. Introduction : actors, history and fora -- 2. Sources of space law -- 3. The outer space treaty, 1967 -- 4. Space objects : control, registration, return and liability : the treaties and the practice -- 5. Astronauts -- 6. The air/space boundary question -- 7. The moon and other celestial bodies -- 8. Radio and the international telecommunication union -- 9. Orbits, direct broadcasting and solar power -- 10. Environmental regulation -- 11. Telecommunication organisations -- 12. Global navigation satellite systems -- 13. Remote sensing -- 14. Space activities and international trade law -- 15. Commercial activities and the implementation of space law -- 16. The military use of outer space -- 17. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) -- 18. The future.

Introduction : actors, history and fora -- Sources of space law -- The Outer Space Treaty, 1967 -- Space objects : control, registration, return and liability : the treaties and the practice -- Astronauts -- The air/space boundary question -- The moon and other celestial bodies -- Radio and the International Telecommunications Union -- Orbits, direct broadcasting and solar power -- Environmental regulation -- Telecommunication organisations -- Global navigation satellite systems -- Remote sensing -- Space activities and international trade law -- Commercial activities and the implementation of space law -- The military use of outer space -- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) -- The future.

Space law is an area of International Law that has developed massively in the last fifty years and this book gathers together an extensive collection of the available literature on space law, providing an excellent source of discussion for both students and practitioners