European University Institute Library

International space law and space laws of the United States, Steve Mirmina and Caryn Schenewerk

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

International space law and space laws of the United States

electronic resource

bibliographydictionaries

1347217866

Steve Mirmina and Caryn Schenewerk

ElgarOnline eBooks

"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"--, Provided by publisher

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