Studies in International Space Law - Hardcover

Cheng, Bin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198257309 ISBN 13: 9780198257301

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1998

Synopsis

This book's twenty-six articles fully examine the major developments and issues of the law governing human activities in space, those of states as well as those of private entities. Topics include the legal framework evolved by and through the United Nations; the legal status of astronauts, satellites, and outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies; the military and commercial use of outer space; environmental protection; governmental responsibility for space activities; liability for damage caused by space objects, communications satellites; television broadcasts; remote sensing; commercial launchings; and the application of national laws on board spacecraft, space stations, and on the moon and other celetial bodies.

About this title

About the Author:

Bin Cheng is Emeritus Professor of Air and Space Law at University of London.

Review:

"A great book has been published....His dissertation on international customary law makes mandatory reading for many jurists of today who think that something can come out of nothing....Bin Cheng's collected articles on space law demonstrate what we already knew: he is a master of both air and space law....On many points his commentaries clarify what could have been unclear without a sufficient knowledge of international law. Bin Cheng's humour and independent thought make his Collected Studies obligatory reading for all of us, and they entertain us at the same time. If only that could be said of more publications."--Air and Space Law

"The book is the fruit of forty years of logical thinking....It is a history of a lifetime devoted to covering--and creating--a new branch of international law."--Journal of Space Law

"A most welcome single-volume compilation of 26 articles spanning 40 years during which the author, a leading authority in the field, has traced the development of international space law from high-altitude rocket flights to space stations."--Royal Aeronautical Society

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0198257309
• ISBN 13: 9780198257301
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 800