The exploitation of natural resources of the moon and other celestial bodies
Subtitle: a proposal for a legal regime
By: by Fabio Tronchetti.
Series: Studies in space law -- v. 4; Studies in space law -- 4.
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9789004175358
Subjects: Space mining -- Law and legislation; Natural resources -- Law and legislation; Moon -- International status
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-378) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Outer Space Treaty, the Moon Agreement and the 1996 Declaration on Space Benefits; title: The common heritage of mankind; title: The management of international areas and their limited natural resources : the examples of Antarctica and ITU; title: Property rights in outer space : a crucial issue in the wake of the commercialisation of outer space and its resources; title: Elements of a legal regime to govern the commercial exploitation of extraterrestrial resources; title: Conclusion.