Space Law Research Guide: Books & Reports

The volume seeks to cover the entirety of the field of international responsibility, with a particular focus on the work of the International Law Commission. The volume comprises contributions on specific issues in the international law of responsibility, authored by an international team of specialists in the field, which provides a comprehensive commentary of all aspects of the topic. Chapter 59, in particular, is dedicated to space law.

This account of the evolution of outer space law examines key issues that fuel the debates over sovereignty and property rights designed to govern the future colonization and use of heavenly bodies other than our own

This book offers a careful analysis of the substantive and procedural provisions of the Liability Treaty of 1972, criticizing the hastily drafted convention as ambiguous and inconclusive. The volume makes several recommendations for improving the convention.