International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States

Air and Space Law

International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States

Edited by Steve Mirmina · Caryn Schenewerk
Edward Elgar Publishing September 2022

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ISBN-13
9781788117883
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication
September 2022
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Written by two adjunct professors of Space Law from Georgetown University Law Center who are also full-time Space Law practitioners, with more than 50 years of combined expertise having worked as legal counsel for NASA, as well as in private industry, the U.S. Congress and the Executive Office of the President, this book explains complex issues in approachable language and is thoroughly annotated.

The authors present a uniform narrative throughout the book and provide helpful practice tips for representing clients and doing business in today's commercial space industry. Each chapter explores a nuanced space law issue and concludes with review questions. This book explains complex international legal issues as well as U.S. statutes and regulations related to space in clear and easy to understand language.

This book is valuable for students of Space Law as well as practitioners. It will serve as a handy desk reference for years to come.

Table of Contents

PART I. INTRODUCTION
1. An introduction to international space law and space laws of the United States
PART II. INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW
2. International space law primer
3. The Outer Space Treaty
4. Additional sources of international space law
PART III. SPACE AGENCIES AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
5. Domestic law primer
6. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
7. U.S. commercial space launch, reentry and spaceports
8. Commercial remote sensing, space commerce and space weather
9. U.S. commercial space communications
10. Space operations and the U.S. Department of Defense
11. Additional USG agencies involved in spaceflight activities
PART IV. SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL ISSUES IN OUTER SPACE LAW
12. Environmental issues in outer space
13. National security and military uses of outer space
14. Planetary defense

Epilogue
Index
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