Who Owns the Moon? Extraterrestrial Aspects of Land and Mineral Resources Ownership /

• Main Author: Pop, Virgiliu (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: Space Regulations Library ; 4
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; International law.; Trade.; Law of the sea.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Law and economics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Law and Economics.

This work investigates the permissibility and viability of property rights on the celestial bodies, particularly the extraterrestrial aspects of land and mineral resources ownership. In lay terms, it aims to find an answer to the question "Who owns the Moon?" After critically analyzing and...