Law and Space Development
- 1. Law and Space Development • What is the legal regime for space development? • Does it help or hinder space development? • Does it need to be reformed?
- 2. The context of Space Law • A futuristic subject? • The historical context • Geopolitics • Earthly precedents • A modern view of space resources
- 3. Common law background • cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad infernos • Bury v Pope 1587 • American law • Balloons and Aviation • The Decline
- 4. The Space Age • The BIS • Regulatory concerns • The Antarctica model • Cold War Fears
- 5. The Outer Space Treaty 1967 • The preamble – the common interest • Prohibition of weapons of mass destruction • Definition of Outer Space • No claims to national sovereignty • Inspection of bases • Liability of nation states • Ratification
- 6. The Moon Agreement 1979 • Role of developing countries • Bogotá Declaration of 1976 • The Common Heritage of Mankind • International Regime? • Equality in exploitation • Ratification and enforceability
- 7. Special items! The Apollo lunar samples 1996 Space Declaration and “space benefits” The Nemitz case and Eros
- 8. The legal future for Space • The modern solar system • Asteroids Ahoy! • The Moon • Mars • The ASTEROIDS Act • The UN – the solar system’s landlord?