Title: How high the sky? : the definition and delimitation of outer space and territorial airspace in international law /
Authors: Gangale, Thomas,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Space law.; Airspace (International law); Airspace (International law); Space law
Contents: Opening arguments -- The genesis of the delimitation issue -- The political approach: a fistful of theories -- The political approach: no present need -- The spatial approach : arbitrary altitudes -- The spatial approach : natural phenomena -- The spatial approach : aerodynamic lift -- The spatial approach : myths and misconceptions -- The spatial approach : aerostatic buoyancy -- The spatial approach : lowest perigee -- The functional approach : security of the state -- The functional approach : its rise and stall -- The functional approach : what are space activities? -- The functional approach : what are space objects? -- What is outer space? -- A temporal approach -- National practices and legislation -- Right of passage -- Effective control and state interest reconsidered -- A hybrid approach -- A draft space delimitation convention -- Practical considerations and the convention -- The outer limits -- Summation.