Law and regulation of commercial mining of minerals in outer space
By: Ricky J. Lee
Series: Space regulations library -- v. 7; Space regulations library -- v. 7.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Dordrecht, The Netherlands; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9789400720381; 9789400720398
Subjects: Space mining; Law and legislation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-368) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction and overview; title: 2. Economic and technical prospects of mining on celestial bodies; title: 3. State responsibility and liability for compliance with international space law; title: 4. Rights and duties in the commercial exploration and extraction of mineral resources on celestial bodies; title: 5. Exploitation rights : evolving from the "province of mankind" to the "common heritage of mankind"; title: 6. Meeting the challenges and balancing the competing interests in creating a legal and regulatory framework; title: 7. Concluding observations.