Law and Regulation of Commercial Mining of Minerals in Outer Space

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...

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Main Author: Lee, Ricky
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Space Regulations Library
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a 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 
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520 |a 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 analysis of a commercial mining venture in space, identifying the economic and legal risks. This leads to the recognition that the legal risks must be minimised to enable such projects to be financed. This is followed by a discussion of the principles of international space law, particularly dealing with state responsibility and international liability, as well as some of the issues arising from space mining activities. Much detail is devoted to the analysis of the content of the common heritage of mankind doctrine. The monograph then attempts to balance such interests in creating a legal and policy compromise to create a new regulatory regime