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Author:   Jan Wouters ,  Philip De Man ,  Rik Hansen
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.606kg
ISBN:  

9781785361067

ISBN 10:   1785361066
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   29 December 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Commercial uses of space and space tourism: setting the scene PART I Legal Challenges 1. The concept of the 'launching State' in commercial launch ventures Armel Kerrest 2. Taking a stance: managing liability for commercial space activities Lesley Jane Smith 3. The scope of international obligations to extend rescue assistance to 'astronauts' and 'personnel' under the Outer Space Treaty and the Return and Rescue Agreement Steven Wood 4. Small satellites, large constellations, and space debris: in dubio pro LEO? Ward Munters PART II Regulatory Responses 5. US State spaceflight liability and immunity acts in context Andrea J. Harrington 6. Commercial space operations within an existing national legal framework: some lessons learned and the challenges ahead Daniel P. Murray 7. Developing a New Safety Regulatory System for Commercial Sub-orbital Spaceplanes in the UK - the Challenge! Jeremy Stubbs 8. Red tape in the final frontier: Bigelow Aerospace's adventures in export control Mike N. Gold and Christopher M. Hearsey PART III Space Governance 9. Regulatory choices for sub-orbital flights carrying humans: elements for consideration Thierry Herman and Alexander Soucek 10. Establishing a Regulatory Framework for the Development and Operation of Sub-orbital and Orbital Aircraft in the EU: the Role of the EASA Jean-Bruno Marciacq 11. The Role of UNCOPUOS in the International Regulation of Non-Governmental Space Activities Jean-Francois Mayence 12. National and international regulatory aspects of commercial space activities: self-regulation as the way forward? Katrin Nyman-Metcalf Index

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`Commercial Uses of Space and Space Tourism is a perfectly compiled and timely publication comprising of well thought-out ideas related to almost all regulatory issues and safety of operations. The book is spearheaded by the world's leading institution on global governance and its chapters are written by world-class experts in academia, governments and space agencies. In my view, this is the best book covering the regulatory, policy and safety aspects of space tourism, thus it is an essential reading (even a reference book) for those who are interested in this subject, be they academics, students, business people, regulators or employees of space agencies, national governments or international institutions.' -- Ram S. Jakhu, McGill University, Canada `This book provides a cutting-edge perspective on the issues surrounding commercial uses of space. The editors and contributing authors are well-placed to provide sharp insight and critical analysis.' -- Stephan Hobe, University of Cologne, Germany `The paradigm shift to commercial and non-governmental space activities is still evolving and requires more than ever a robust and reliable legal framework. Wouters, De Man, Hansen and their contributors present in this book the most accurate assessment and the most appropriate approaches to regulate and at the same time to foster this paradigm shift. The particular value of the book lies in its approach not to abandon the current legal framework for a quick-win and first-come first-served strategy but to carefully develop space law further, maintaining its key principles and opening up new opportunities.' -- Kai-Uwe Schrogl, International Institute of Space Law (IISL)

`This book provides a cutting-edge perspective on the issues surrounding commercial uses of space. The editors and contributing authors are well-placed to provide sharp insight and critical analysis.' -- Stephan Hobe, University of Cologne, Germany `The paradigm shift to commercial and non-governmental space activities is still evolving and requires more than ever a robust and reliable legal framework. Wouters, De Man, Hansen and their contributors present in this book the most accurate assessment and the most appropriate approaches to regulate and at the same time to foster this paradigm shift. The particular value of the book lies in its approach not to abandon the current legal framework for a quick-win and first-come first-served strategy but to carefully develop space law further, maintaining its key principles and opening-up new opportunities.' -- Kai-Uwe Schrogl, International Institute of Space Law (IISL)

Author Information

Edited by Jan Wouters, Full Professor of International Law and International Organizations, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam EU and Global Governance and Director, Institute for International Law and Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, KU Leuven, Philip De Man, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Foundation - Flanders and Lecturer in International and European Space Law and Senior Researcher, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium and Rik Hansen, Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium

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