Legal Aspects of Planetary Defence

Air and Space Law

Legal Aspects of Planetary Defence

By Irmgard Marboe
Brill Nijhoff September 2021

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ISBN-13
9789004467590
Publisher
Brill Nijhoff
Publication
September 2021
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
Netherlands ? Countri(es) for reference only
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Impacts by asteroids or comets on Earth may lead to natural disasters of catastrophic dimensions, one of the most devastating having caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Space agencies and other actors are increasingly dedicated to the development of technology to predict and mitigate such risks. This book addresses legal and policy aspects of ‘planetary defence’ activities aiming at the mitigation of Near-Earth Objects (NEO) impact threats. These include responsibility and liability for damage caused by such activities (or their failure) as well as international cooperation and possible decision making processes.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Legal Documents
Introduction
Part 1. Planetary Defence and International Cooperative Efforts
Chapter 1. Near-Earth Objects – Basic Terms and Characteristics
Christian Koeberl and Cordula Steinkogler
Chapter 2. What Is Planetary Defence?
Rüdiger Jehn
Chapter 3. Planetary Defence Technologies
Alan Harris
Chapter 4. International Cooperation in Planetary Defence – UNCOPUOS, IAWN and SMPAG
Gerhard Drolshagen, Lindley N. Johnson, and Romana Kofler
Chapter 5. Enhancing Public Awareness - The Establishment of ‘Asteroid Day’
Chapter 6. The United States Planetary Defence Programme - NASA and the Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Victoria P. Andrews, Doris Daou, and Lindley N. Johnson
Chapter 7. ESA’s Activities in Planetary Defence
Detlef Koschny
Chapter 8. Planetary Defence Activities beyond NASA and ESA
Brent W. Barbee
Part 2. Legal Analysis of Different Aspects of Planetary Defence
Chapter 9. Overview of Current International Space Law in the Context of Planetary Defence
Steven Freeland
Chapter 10. The 2010 Report on Legal Aspects of neo Threat Response and Related Institutional Issues
Frans von der Dunk
Chapter 11. The SMPAG Ad-hoc Working Group on Legal Issues
Line Drube
Chapter 12. International Law Rules Related to the Sharing of Information about Potential neo Threats
Irmgard Marboe
Chapter 13. Rules of International Law regarding an Obligation of States to Undertake Planetary Defence Activities
Cordula Steinkogler
Chapter 14. The Use of Force and Planetary Defence
Setsuko Aoki
Chapter 15. Legal Aspects of the Use of Nuclear Explosive Devices in Planetary Defence
David A Koplow
Chapter 16. Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Planetary Defence - Competing Potential Disasters
Jack M. Beard
Chapter 17. Understanding the Social Aspects of an Asteroid Impact Threat from Socio-Anthropological Lessons Learned in Natural Disaster Management
Alissa J. Haddaji
Chapter 18. The Current International Space Law Regime on Liability and Its Application to Planetary Defence
Alexander Soucek
Chapter 19. Critical Issues and Future Perspectives on Liability in the Context of Planetary Defence
Henry Hertzfeld
Chapter 20. The International Responsibility of States for Planetary Defence Activities
Sergio Marchisio
Chapter 21. The Involvement of Private Actors in Planetary Defence Missions
Peter Stubbe
Chapter 22. International Bodies and Procedures for Decision-Making Regarding Planetary Defence Actions
Olavo de Oliveira Bittencourt Neto
Conclusions and Considerations on the Way Forward
Irmgard Marboe

Index
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