Law and Regulation of Commercial Mining of Minerals in Outer Space
Authors: Lee, Ricky
Free Preview- First multidisciplinary approach to the discussion on regulating commercial space mining
- Detailed analysis of the economic, technical and physical feasibility of commercial space mining
- Proposes a new regulatory regime based on balancing policy interests within existing treaty frameworks
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This monograph addresses the legal and policy issues relating to the commercial exploitation of natural resources in outer space. It begins by establishing the economic necessity and technical feasibility of space mining today, an estimate of the financial commitments required, followed by a risk analysis of a commercial mining venture in space, identifying the economic and legal risks. This leads to the recognition that the legal risks must be minimised to enable such projects to be financed. This is followed by a discussion of the principles of international space law, particularly dealing with state responsibility and international liability, as well as some of the issues arising from space mining activities. Much detail is devoted to the analysis of the content of the common heritage of mankind doctrine. The monograph then attempts to balance such interests in creating a legal and policy compromise to create a new regulatory regime.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction and Overview
Pages 1-20
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Economic and Technical Prospects of Mining on Celestial Bodies
Pages 21-94
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State Responsibility and Liability for Compliance with International Space Law
Pages 95-151
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Rights and Duties in the Commercial Exploration and Extraction of Mineral Resources on Celestial Bodies
Pages 153-202
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Exploitation Rights: Evolving from the “Province of Mankind” to the “Common Heritage of Mankind”
Pages 203-271
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Law and Regulation of Commercial Mining of Minerals in Outer Space
- Authors
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- Ricky Lee
- Series Title
- Space Regulations Library
- Series Volume
- 7
- Copyright
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-2039-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-007-2039-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-2038-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-8136-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXXII, 372
- Topics
