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
Description: "The purpose of this book is to propose a legal regime to govern the exploitation of natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies. Considering, on the one side, the interest shown by States and private operators to extract and use extraterrestrial natural resources and, on the other, the absence of specific rules dealing with such an option, the establishment of a legal framework to regulate the exploitation of natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies is needed so as to ensure its peaceful, safe and orderly development." -- Publisher's blurb.
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.