Space Law

Prof. Dr. Stephan Hobe

doi:10.5771/9783845266343

Summary

Whether space tourism, satellite applications or space resources utilization: human activities in space are steadily increasing on the basis of technological progress and increasing commercialization; not to mention military interests.

The new book "Space Law" by Stephan Hobe stands out through an in-depth and in the same time concise approach to all relevant legal aspects of space activities. After the basic astrophysical background of space exploration is given and the history of space travel is outlined, the legal concepts are examined in detail with reference to the most important space applications. In addition to international space law, the elements of national space legislation are described and examined. In 13 chapters, the book gives a profound overview of the past, the present and the future of space law and analyses issues of growing importance such as space transportation, space debris mitigation and remediation, space traffic management, the expansion of humanity on other space bodies as well as NewSpace and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. In addition, the reader will find the five UN space treaties annexed.

Numerous graphics, illustrations and short summaries for each chapter facilitate a quick orientation and make the book an ideal companion for students and doctoral students as well as for practitioners.

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Copyright year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-2487-1
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-6634-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Kooperationswerke Beck - Hart – Nomos
Language: English
Pages: 267
Product type: Comment

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages I - XXVI Download chapter (PDF)
1. 1. 1. The universe — it is incomprehensively big No access
  2. 2. Our Earth space environment — the Sun and its planets No access
  3. 3. Space medicine No access
  4. 4. What can we learn from this? (outer space as an environment adverse to humans) No access
2. 1. 1. Orbital mechanics No access
  2. 2. Problems by leaving the Earth No access
  3. 3. Launching a rocket into outer space No access
  4. 4. Launchers No access
  5. 5. Reusable launch vehicles No access
  6. 6. Spaceports No access
3. 1. 1. Where does outer space begin? No access
  2. 2. The grey area: mesospace No access
  3. 3. Outer space — a proposal for a definition No access
1. I. Space transportation/launchers No access
2. 1. 1. Broadcasting by satellites/satellite communications No access
  2. 2. Navigation satellites No access
  3. 3. Remote sensing by satellites No access
  4. 4. Small satellites and CubeSats No access
3. III. Space stations No access
4. IV. Space tourism No access
5. V. Unmanned spacecraft No access
1. I. Before 1957 No access
2. II. After 1957 No access
1. I. Early writings No access
2. II. Space law making in UNCOPUOS No access
3. III. The three phases of space law making No access
4. 1. 1. Conference on Disarmament No access
  2. 2. UNIDROIT Space Assets Protocol No access
  3. 3. Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines No access
  4. 4. National space legislation No access
5. V. Other normative sources of space law No access
6. VI. The characteristics of space law No access
7. VII. The history of space law in a contemporary perspective No access
1. I. Self-contained regimes and international law No access
2. II. Space law as lex specialis to general international law No access
1. 1. 1. a) The freedoms of outer space No access
    2. b) Legal status of outer space No access
    3. c) Applicability of general international law No access
    4. d) Peaceful uses of outer space No access
    5. e) Article V OST No access
    6. f) Article VI OST No access
    7. g) Article VII OST No access
    8. h) Article VIII OST No access
    9. i) Article IX OST No access
  2. 2. The Rescue Agreement of 1968 (96 ratifications as at 1.1.2019) No access
  3. 3. The Liability Convention of 1972 (95 ratifications as at 1.1.2019) No access
  4. 4. The Registration Convention of 1975 (68 ratifications as at 1.1.2019) No access
  5. 5. The Moon Agreement of 1979 (18 ratifications as at 1.1.2019) No access
2. 1. 1. UN GA Resolution on Direct Broadcasting by Satellites No access
  2. 2. UN GA Resolution on Remote Sensing by Satellites No access
  3. 3. UN GA Resolution on Nuclear Power Satellites No access
3. 1. 1. The Space Benefits Declaration of 1996 No access
  2. 2. UN GA Resolution on the “Launching State” No access
  3. 3. UN GA Resolution on Registration Practice No access
  4. 4. UN GA Resolution on National Space Legislation No access
  5. 5. The UNCOPUOS Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines of 2007Report of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee on its Forty-fourth Session (Vienna 12–23 February 2007), Para 9, UN Doc. A/AC.105/890, 6 ... No access
  6. 6. The Space Assets Protocol of March 2012 to the 1999 Cape Town Convention No access
  7. 7. Other documents with relevance for normative regulation No access
1. I. The Non-Appropriation Principle (Article II OST) No access
2. II. The Freedom of Exploration and Use (Article I, para 2 OST) No access
3. III. The Freedom of Scientific Investigation (Article I, para 3 OST) No access
4. IV. The Principle of the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (Article IV OST) No access
5. V. The Principle of Astronauts as Envoys of Mankind/Astronauts in Distress (Article V OST and the 1968 Rescue Agreement) The Principle of Astronauts as Envoys of Mankind/Astronauts in Distress No access
6. VI. Activities of Non-Governmental Entities (Article VI OST and UN GA Resolution 68/74 on National Space Legislation) Activities of Non-Governmental Entities No access
7. 1. 1. International liability No access
  2. 2. Ultrahazardous activities No access
8. VIII. The Principle of Registration (Article VIII OST, the Registration Convention and Resolution 62/101 on Registration Practice) The Principle of Registration No access
9. IX. The Principle of Jurisdiction and Control (Article VIII OST) The Principle of Jurisdiction and Control No access
10. X. Environmental Protection of Outer Space (Article IX OST) Environmental Protection of Outer Space No access
11. Annex: No access
12. On-orbit transfer: A legal challenge for the existing main legal concepts of space legislation Annex: On-orbit transfer: A legal challenge No access
1. 1. 1. General aspects No access
  2. 2. Examples No access
  3. 3. The legal regime contained in the Moon Agreement of 1979 No access
2. 1. 1. Use of military systems in outer space No access
  2. 2. The legal regime for the military uses of outer space No access
  3. 3. Other relevant instruments No access
3. 1. 1. An overview on the sources No access
  2. 2. The use of nuclear power sources No access
  3. 3. The problem of space debris No access
4. 1. 1. International trade aspects of space activities No access
  2. 2. Legal mechanisms for facilitating the financing of space activities No access
  3. 3. Satellite applications and investment law No access
1. I. Article VI, para 1, sentence 2 OST and UN GA Resolution 68/74 of 2013 as the legal basis for national legislation Legal basis for national legislation No access
2. 1. 1. France No access
  2. 2. Russia No access
  3. 3. USA No access
3. 1. 1. The ILA model law of 2012 No access
4. Annex: No access
5. 1. 2. UN GA Resolution 68/74 on National Legislation No access
1. 1. 1. a) The allocation of frequencies by the ITU No access
    2. b) The legal regime for direct broadcasting by satellites No access
  2. 2. Remote sensing by satellites No access
  3. 3. The use of nuclear power sources on board satellites No access
  4. 1. a) Organizational structure of the different GNSS systems No access
    2. b) The Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) No access
    3. c) GALILEO No access
    4. d) The Chinese BeiDou-2 System No access
  5. 5. Other navigation systems No access
  6. 6. Some liability issues No access
2. 1. 1. Current development No access
  2. 2. The basic legal order for recovery of the resources from celestial bodies No access
  3. 1. a) USA No access
    2. b) Luxembourg No access
    3. c) Assessment No access
  4. 4. The Solution: Creation of an International Legal Order No access
3. III. Space tourism/non-orbital flights No access
4. 1. 1. The Beginnings No access
  2. 2. Legal basis No access
  3. 1. a) Jurisdiction, control and property rights No access
    2. b) User regime No access
    3. c) Intellectual property No access
    4. d) Crew: obligations and responsibilities No access
    5. e) Criminal jurisdiction No access
    6. f) Liability No access
  4. 4. Assessment and perspectives No access
5. 1. 1. National launch acts No access
  2. 1. a) Cross-waivers of liability No access
    2. b) Best efforts clauses No access
    3. c) Insurance clauses No access
6. 1. 1. Factual background and examples No access
  2. 2. Legal regulation for spaceports No access
1. I. The United Nations No access
2. II. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) No access
3. III. The World Trade Organization (WTO) No access
4. IV. The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) No access
5. V. Intelsat/Inmarsat/Eutelsat/Intersputnik/Arabsat No access
6. VI. The European Space Agency (ESA) No access
7. VII. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)/the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) WIPO, ICAO and IMO No access
8. VIII. Arianespace, Airbus and (ex-)Spot Image No access
9. 1. 1. The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) No access
  2. 2. The International Law Association (ILA) No access
  3. 3. The European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) No access
1. I. Dispute settlement as the ultimate goal for the regulation of conflicts No access
2. 1. 1. The Cosmos 954 Case of 1978 No access
  2. 2. Provisions in the treaties on space law relevant for dispute settlement No access
  3. 3. Other instruments No access
3. III. Conclusion No access
1. I. Uncertainty about the legal sources — a basis for the future? No access
2. II. Increasing commercialization — a change of the (legal) perspective — of space legislation? Increasing commercialization No access
3. III. From space tourism to space transportation as an upcoming activity No access
4. IV. Guaranteeing a clean environment for the future — the problem of space debris remediation Guaranteeing a clean environment for the future No access
5. V. Space traffic management as the main challenge of the immediate future Space traffic management as the main challenge of the future No access
6. VI. Cyber law No access
7. VII. Exploration of the universe and space colonization No access
1. 1. Article I No access
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  5. Article V No access
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  14. Article XIV No access
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  17. Article XVII No access
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6. F. United Nations treaties depositary information No access Pages 256 - 256
Index No access Pages 257 - 267