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Book Title: Commercial Uses of Space and Space Tourism
Editor(s): Wouters, Jan; De Man, Philip; Hansen, Rik
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN (hard cover): 9781785361067
Section Title: Contents
Number of pages: 4
Extract:
Contents
List of contributors ix
Commercial uses of space and space tourism: setting the scene xiv
PART I LEGAL CHALLENGES
1. The concept of the `launching State' in commercial launch
ventures 3
Armel Kerrest
1. Introduction 3
2. The importance of the notion of the `launching State' 4
3. The nature of the liability of the `launching State(s)' 7
4. Liability of the `launching State(s)' and activities of
private entities 9
5. Who will bear the burden of risk in the case of private
activity in outer space? 11
6. Conclusion 18
2. Taking a stance: managing liability for commercial space
activities 19
Lesley Jane Smith
1. Introduction: technology drive and regulation 19
2. Liability regimes: from fault to strict liability 22
3. Liability for aerospace activities 25
4. Out of scope: delimitation and definitions 29
5. Paradigm shift: the approach of international advisory
bodies 32
6. Facilitating market entry through national law 33
7. Similar or distinct patterns of liability: what about
aerospace? 35
8. Legal tools and legal culture: informed consent and
exclusion of risk 37
9. The cuckoo's egg: creating common denominators for
liability 41
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vi Commercial uses of space and space tourism
3. The scope of international obligations to extend rescue
assistance to `astronauts' and `personnel' under the Outer Space
Treaty and the Return and Rescue Agreement 44
Steven Wood
1. Introduction 44
2. Historical contexts of the Outer Space Treaty and Return
and Rescue Agreement 45
3. Interpretation of treaties under ...
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