Comparative Space Law: The Space Frontier from a Private Law Perspective (Studies in Space Law)

This book approaches space law from the angle of legal comparison. In a new phase of exploration and exploitation of outer space characterised by an increasing presence and role of commercial entities, problems inherent in systems of private law arise in a special context and require specific legal answers. Through a comparative method, this book systematises the complex legal spacescape concerning some fundamental concepts rooted in the various national systems of private law: natural and legal persons, property rights, liability, contracts, and securities. These analyses form a handbook of private law in the context of outer space.

Sirio Zolea, Ph.D., is senior researcher of Private Comparative Law at the Law Department of Roma Tre University, where he teaches Space Policies and the Law and European and Comparative Data Law. His research is focused on law and technology.