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Fifty Years of Space Law / Cinquante ans de droit de l'espace

Fifty Years of Space Law / Cinquante ans de droit de l'espace

Name: Fifty Years of Space Law / Cinquante ans de droit de l'espace
Brand: Brill Nijhoff
SKU: 9789004448056
Price: 3072.30 HKD
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Author: Philippe Achilleas; Stephan Hobe
ISBN: 9789004448056

Edited by Philippe Achilleas · Stephan Hobe

Brill Nijhoff December 2020

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ISBN-13: 9789004448056
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Publication: December 2020
Format: Hardback

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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.

Introduction; Les rapports des directeurs d'etudes; Introduction; The Reports of the Directors of Studies; Chapter 1 - Chapitre 1; Le droit de l'espace; Section 1. Introduction : l'espace et son droit; Section 2. Une exploitation et une exploration de l'espace dans l'interet de tous les pays; Section 3. L'Etat au coeur du dispositif normatif; Chapter 2- Chapitre 2; 50.
Years of Space Law - Space Law in 50 Years: Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. The formative period of international space law - proximity to international air and maritime law; Section 3. The North-South Dichotomy - its influence on the formative period of space law. Is it still prevalent ?; Section 4. The shrinking normative value of space law-making; Section 5. Is space law a self-contained regime ?; Section 6. Will space law shift towards more private international law aspects ?; Section 7. Delimitation - is it really a problem ?; Section 8. The greatest challenge : Pollution of outer space through space debris; Section 9. Growing commercial uses of outer space : Gold rush with regard to resources from celestial bodies ?; Section 10. Space traffic management - a necessity for the time of future commercial uses of outer space; Section 11. Exploration of the universe as the unknown; Section 12. Conclusion; Part I; 1967-2017 :; The 50 years of space law; The basics of international space law; Premiere partie; 1967-2017 :; Les 50 ans du droit de l'espace; Les principes fondamentaux du droit international de l'espace; Chapter 3 - Chapitre 3; Les sources du droit de l'espace; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. La diversification constante des sources du droit de l'espace : du droit de l'espace au droit spatial; Section 3. La recherche de la coherence en matiere spatiale : le droit de l'espace entre fragmentation et unite; Chapter 4 - Chapitre 4; The law of outer space : a self-contained regime ?; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. From Special Rules to Self-Contained Regimes; Section 3. Analysis of the law of outer space as a special regime of international law; Section 4. Space law amidst the hierarchy and network of international law; Section 5. Avenues towards unity; Section 6. Conclusion; Chapter 5 - Chapitre 5; La guerre des etoiles : une perspective realiste ?; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. L'utilisation de l'espace a des fins pacifiques : une vision et ses defis; Section 3. La reglementation d'une guerre des etoiles potentielle; Section 4. Conclusions; Chapter 6 - Chapitre 6; International responsibility and liability of states in the conduct of space activities; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Current international legal framework; Section 3. Responsibility and liability for space activities; Section 4. The launching State, the registration State and the appropriate State; Section 5. Damage scope; Section 6. Collision of space objects in outer space; Section 7. Challenges arising from new types of damage; Section 8. Dispute settlement mechanism; Section 9. Future perspectives; Section 10. Conclusion; International space law for the utilization of outer space; Le droit international des utilisations de l'espace; Chapter 7 - Chapitre 7; Les telecommunications par satellite; Section 1. L'acces a la ressource spectre-orbite pour la mise en place d'un reseau de telecommunications par satellite; Section 2. Le cadre juridique propre aux acteurs conduisant des activites de telecommunications par satellite; Chapter 8 - Chapitre 8; Information via satellite : a human rights perspective; Section 1. Premise : rationale for the study and state of the art; Section 2. The influence of human rights theory and practice on international law; Section 3. Information via satellite in the new context of space activities : international and national perspectives; Section 4. Legal issues and practice related to flow of information; Section 5. Towards a universal approach concerning the balancing between information via satellite, state sovereignty and human rights ?; Chapter 9 - Chapitre 9; La teledetection par satellite : depuis des considerations juridiques historiques au reequilibrage moderne; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Le cadre juridique clarifie autour de la liberte d'observation; Section 3. Le cadre juridique a reexaminer autour de la politique de donnees; Chapter 10 - Chapitre 10; Navigation by satellite; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Concept of satellite navigation. Global and regional satellite navigation systems; Section 3. Legal regime of satellite navigation; Section 4. Way forward; Section 5. Conclusions; Chapter 11 - Chapitre 11; Beyond earth orbit. space law and the exploration of the universe; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Geo-centricity. The utilitarian character of space law; Section 3. "Exploration". A space law term explored; Section 4. Beyond earth orbit. The law of space exploration; Section 5. The undiscovered country. Space law in a new age of exploration; Part II; 2017-2067 :; Space Law in 50 years; The legal frame for space programmes of tomorrow; Deuxieme partie; 2017-2067 :; Le droit de l'espace dans 50 ans; Le cadre juridique des programmes spatiaux de demain; Chapter 12 - Chapitre 12; Les vehicules spatiaux reutilisables; Section 1. Le vehicule spatial reutilisable : un objet, deux espaces; Section 2. Un vol dans l'air et dans l'espace : le vol aerospatial; Chapter 13 - Chapitre 13; The exploitation of natural resources on celestial bodies; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Legal Status of Natural Resources on Celestial Bodies; Section 3. Legal constraints under the principle of non-appropriation; Section 4. Space mining activities under the principle of non-appropriation; Section 5. Conclusion; Chapter 14 - Chapitre 14; The discovery of extraterrestrial life; Section 1. Law or science fiction ?; Section 2. Should there be a legal definition of extraterrestrial life ?; Section 3. The search for extraterrestrial life and how it should develop by 2067; Section 4. Beyond space law : intelligent extraterrestrials, relations with an extraterrestrial civilization and metalaw; Chapter 15 - Chapitre 15; Le droit de la colonisation spatiale; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. La Fondation de colonies dans l'espace; Section 3. La perpetuation des colonies de l'espace; The legal framework for tomorrow's space co-operation; Le cadre juridique de la cooperation spatiale de demain; Chapter 16 - Chapitre 16; The legal requirements for the environmental protection of outer space : a truly global concern ?; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Environmental protection in (of) outer space : definitions and scope of research; Section 3. The legal status of outer space as a global common; Section 4. Applicability of international law; Section 5. Other instruments facilitating the protection of outer space environment; Section 6. Conclusion; Chapter 17 - Chapitre 17; Space traffic management - a new perspective for space law; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Definition of space traffic management; Section 3. Space traffic management in existing international instruments; Section 4. Other areas of international law relevant to space traffic management; Section 5. Conclusion : Towards a comprehensive international space traffic management system - A new perspective for space law ?; Chapter 18 - Chapitre 18; Le futur de la cooperation spatiale internationale et regionale; Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. La cooperation spatiale internationale : passe et present; Section 3. Conclusion; Chapter 19 - Chapitre 19; La cooperation spatiale europeenne : un modele regional de cooperation spatiale ?; Section 1. L'Europe spatiale ou L'Hydre de Lerne; Section 2. La cooperation spatiale europeenne vers une modelisation regionale; Bibliography - Bibliographie