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Legal Aspects of Planetary Defence

Author: Irmgard Marboe
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
ISBN: 9789004467590
Published In: September 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
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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.

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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