Studies in International Space Law Book

	Abbreviations and Acronyms
	Glossary of Foreign Words and Technical Terms
	Table of Cases
	List of Figures, Maps, Plates, and Tables
	Introduction
Pt. I	International Law and Space Law
1	In the Beginning: the International Geophysical Year	3
2	International Law and High Altitude Flights: Balloons, Rockets, and Man-made Satellites	14
3	From Air Law to Space Law	31
4	International Co-operation and Control: From Atoms to Space	52
5	The Extraterrestrial Application of International Law	70
Pt. II	The United Nations and Outer Space
6	The United Nations and Outer Space	91
7	United Nations Resolutions on Outer Space: 'Instant' International Customary Law?	125
8	The United Nations and the Development of International Law Relating to Outer Space	150
Pt. III	United Nations Treaties on Outer Space
9	The 1967 Space Treaty	215
10	The 1968 Astronauts Agreement	265
11	The 1972 Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects	286
12	The Moon Treaty: Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and other Celestial Bodies within the Solar System other than the Earth	357
Pt. IV	Outer Space, Astronauts, and Space Objects
13	Outer Space: The International Legal Framework - The International Legal Status of Outer Space, Space Objects, and Spacemen	383
14	The Legal Regime of Airspace and Outer Space: The Boundary Problem: Functionalism versus Spatialism: the Major Premises	425
15	The Legal Status of Astronauts	457
16	Legal Status of Spacecraft, Satellites, and Space Objects	462
17	Nationality for Spacecraft?	475
18	Definitional Issues in Space Law: 'Space Objects', 'Astronauts', and Related Expressions	492
Pt. V	Military Use of Outer Space
19	Definitional Issues in Space Law: the 'Peaceful Use' of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies	513
20	The Military Use of Outer Space and International Law	523
Pt. VI	Commercial Uses of Outer Space and International Law
21	Communications Satellites	541
22	Legal and Commercial Aspects of Data Gathering by Remote Sensing	572
23	International Responsibility and Liability for Launch Activities	598
24	International Responsibility and Liability of States for National Activities in Outer Space, Especially by Non-Governmental Entities	621
25	The Commercial Development of Space: the Need for New Treaties	641
	Epilogue: The Contribution of Air and Space Law to the Development of International Law	671
App. I	Treaties Relating to Outer Space Concluded under the Auspices of the United Nations	701
App. II	United Nations General Assembly Resolutions adopting Principles on the Exploration and Use of Outer Space	735
	Bibliography	755
	Index	771