商品簡介
Lyall (U. of Aberdeen, UK) and Larsen (Georgetown U. Law Center, US) describe the current state of space law as of the beginning of 2008, including coverage of technical developments and proposals for the future. Following an overview of the development of space law, they present chapters on the sources of space law; the 1967 Outer Space Treaty; treaties and practice with regard to control, registration, return, and liability of space objects; astronauts; the air/space boundary question; the Moon and other celestial bodies; radio and the International Telecommunication Union; orbits, direct broadcasting, and solar power; environmental regulation; telecommunication organizations; global navigation satellite systems; remote sensing; space activities and international trade law; commercial activities and the implementation of space law; the military use of outer space; the search for extraterrestrial intelligence; and future directions. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Francis Lyall, Professor of Public Law, University of Aberdeen, UK and Paul B. Larsen, Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington, USA.
