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"Contents" [2015] ELECD 240; in von der Dunk, Frans (ed), "Handbook of Space Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) v

Book Title: Handbook of Space Law

Editor(s): von der Dunk, Frans

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781000359

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 6

Extract:

Contents


List of figures xi
List of tables xii
List of contributors xiii
Foreword xx
Preface xxiv
List of abbreviations xxxi

1. The background and history of space law 1
Peter Jankowitsch
1.1 A political overview 1
1.2 Space law and the new majority in the United Nations 9
1.3 Space law and the United Nations 10
1.4 Space law and space arms control 14
1.5 New branches of space law: An unfinished history 20
1.6 The future of space law 26

2. International space law 29
Frans von der Dunk
2.1 Introduction 29
2.2 The key characteristics of international space law 37
2.3 The core substance of international space law: The UN
space treaties 49
2.4 Beyond the core of international space law 106
2.5 Concluding remarks 125

3. National space law 127
Irmgard Marboe
3.1 Introduction 127
3.2 International law requirements 130
3.3 Examples of national space laws 139
3.4 International initiatives 179
3.5 Conclusion 184




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4. European space law 205
Frans von der Dunk
4.1 Introduction 205
4.2 Operational integration of space activities: The European
space organizations 208
4.3 Regulatory integration of space activities: The European
Community/Union 239
4.4 The convergence of the European Space Agency and
European Union 251
4.5 Concluding remarks 267

5. International organizations in space law 269
Frans von der Dunk
5.1 Introduction: Intergovernmental ...