Law and Regulation of Commercial Mining of Minerals in Outer Space

• Main Author: Lee, Ricky (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: Space Regulations Library ; 7
• Subjects: Law.; Mineral resources.; Space sciences.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Law of the sea.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; Mineral Resources.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

This monograph addresses the legal and policy issues relating to the commercial exploitation of natural resources in outer space. It begins by establishing the economic necessity and technical feasibility of space mining today, an estimate of the financial commitments required, followed by a risk an...

Table of Contents:

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Glossary
• Table of Abbreviations
• Table of Reports, Series and Journal Titles
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter I  Introduction and Overview
• Chapter II Economic and Technical Prospects of Mining on Celestial Bodies
• Chapter III State Responsibility and Liability for Compliance with International Space Law
• Chapter IV  Rights and Duties in the Commercial Exploration and Extraction of Mineral Resources on Celestial Bodies
• Chapter V  Exploitation Rights: Evolving from the “Province of Mankind” to the “Common Heritage of Mankind”
• Chapter VI  Meeting the Challenges and Balancing the Competing Interests in Creating a Legal and Regulatory Framework
• Chapter VII  Concluding Observations
• References
• Index.