Research Guides: Space Policy & Law: Books

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Handbook for New Actors in Space by Christopher D. Johnson (Editor)
Publisher: Secure World Foundation, 2017
This book hopes that it will provide nations, established satellite operators, start-up companies, universities, and other space actors with a broad overview of the fundamental principles, laws, norms, and best practices for peaceful, safe, and responsible activities in space. Name and email address required for ebook download at the following URL - https://swfound.org/handbook/download-the-handbook/
Introduction to Space Law by Tanja Masson-Zwaan; Mahulena Hofmann
Publisher: Kluwer Law International, 2019
This book provides a concise and structured analysis of legal aspects of both traditional and more recent space activities. It includes new or expanded material on the proliferation of non-state and commercial entities as space actors, the appearance of innovations in space technology, the evolving international law of satellite telecommunications in a networked world, and the adoption of national laws and international soft law mechanisms that complement the international treaty regime.
A Guide to Space Law Terms by Henry R. Hertzfeld (Editor)
Publisher: George Washington Univ, Space Policy Institute: Secure World Foundation, 2012
A guide to help students understand space law words, terms, and phrases.
National Regulation of Space Activities by Ram S. Jakhu (Editor)
Publisher: Springer, 2010
This book comprehensively addresses all aspects of national space laws and regulations governing the conduct of space activities in fifteen space-faring nations.
Space and Defense Policy by Frances Pilch; Damon Coletta (Editor)
Publisher: Routledge, 2009
This volume introduces the reader to the role of space in military and defense strategy, and outlines some of the major foreign and domestic actors in the space arena, as well as constraints of law and treaties on activities in space. It also addresses science and technology as they relate to space policy.

Space Law and Government by Andrew Gallagher Haley; Lyndon B. Johnson (Foreword by); Carl Albert (Foreword by)
Publisher: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1963
Discusses international cooperation in space exploration on official and non-governmental levels in the early days of man's exploration of space.
Handbook of Space Law by Frans von der Dunk (Editor)
Publisher: Edward Elgar, 2015
The Handbook of Space Law addresses the legal and regulatory aspects of activities in outer space and major space applications from a comprehensive and structured perspective. It fundamentally addresses the dichotomy between the state-oriented character of international space law and the increasing commercialization and privatization of space activities.
The National Aeronautics and Space Act: Study of the Development of Public Policy by Alison Griffith
Publisher: Public Affairs Press, 1962
This publication gives the legislative history of the first Space Act of our nation. Only factors which contributed directly to the final Act are considered in detail.
Outer Space UN - US - USSR by A.G. Mezerik
Publisher: International Review Service, 1960
A historical overview of outer space internationally early on including what is outer space, sovereignty in outer space, outer space belongs to all, 12-7-5 Formula Parity, practical and immediate legal issues of the time, the role of the UN in creating legal regime, and much more.
The Laws of Spaceflight: a Guidebook for New Space Lawyers by Matt Kleiman; Jenifer Lamie; Maria-Vittoria Carminati Weil
Publisher: American Bar Association, 2012
This book provides a basic understanding of spaceflight, the space industry, and the legal issues that their clients confront. It places space law in its larger context and then focuses on discrete legal topics.

Small States As Drivers for Cosmopolitan Responsibility in Space by Nikola Schmidt (Editor)
Publisher: Springer, 2022
This edited volume discusses how even small nation states can make a significant difference in the future of space governance.
War and Peace in Outer Space : Law, Policy, and Ethics by Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch
Publisher: Oxford UP, 2021
This book looks at legal and ethical concerns over the increased weaponization of outer space and the potential for space-based conflict in the very near future with emphasis on questions of ethical conduct and legal standards applicable to military uses of outer space.
Space Policy in Developing Countries by Robert C. Harding
Publisher: Routledge, 2013
This book analyses the rationale and history of space programs in countries of the developing world.
Transatlantic Space Politics by Sheng-Chih Wang
Publisher: Routledge, 2013
This book examines transatlantic politics through an analysis of 60 years of US-European strategic interaction in space.
The Need for an Integrated Regulatory Regime for Aviation and Space: ICAO for Space? by Ram S. Jakhu (Editor)
Publisher: Springer, 2011
This book highlights the increased reliance of aviation safety on space-based navigation and communication systems, the increasing space systems traffic through the international airspace under the jurisdiction of the ICAO, and the emerging hybrid systems such as aero-spacecraft and space planes, to advocate the practical benefits of directly expanding the ICAO Convention domain beyond the airspace to include outer space up to the geosynchronous orbit.
Space Policy and its Ramifications by John P. Ramos
Publisher: Nova Science, 2011
This book explores the current U.S. space policy and its ramifications such the space policy issues facing Congress, space security technology, and global space policy goals.

Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space by Michael Byers
Publisher: Cambridge UP, 2023
In this book the authors explore essential questions from, 'How do we ensure all of humanity benefits from the development of Space' to 'Is it possible to avoid war in Space?' They explain the essential aspects of Space science, international law, and global governance in a fully transdisciplinary and highly accessible way.
The Multi-Level Governance of Space Mining by Antonino Salmeri
ISBN: 9789403519265
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law International, 2023
This book provides an in-depth analysis of how the systemic nature of international law, existing provisions of international space law and a growing number of national legislations are shaping the multi-level governance of space mining, including an unprecedented assessment of possible adjudication and enforcement options.
Promoting Productive Cooperation Between Space Lawyers and Engineers by Anja Nakarada Pecujlic (Editor); Matteo Tugnoli (Editor)
Publisher: IGA Global, 2019
This is a pivotal reference source that provides vital insights into basic legal and technical topics and challenges that occur while planning and conducting typical space activities. The book uses high-profile space missions as examples and highlights the major technical aspects of these missions and the legal issues applied to these missions. While highlighting topics such as planetary settlements, policy perspectives, and suborbital spaceflight, this publication is ideally designed for lawyers, engineers, academicians, students, and professionals.
Space Law: A Treatise by Frank Lyall; Paul B. Larsen
Publisher: Routledge, 2018
Space law is an area of international law that has developed massively in the last fifty years and this book gathers together an extensive collection of available literature on space law. It convers developments in space applications, space tourism, telecommunications, and finance.
The Laws of Spaceflight: a guidebook for new space lawyers by Matt Kleiman; Jenifer Lamie; Maria-Vittoria Carminati Weil
Publisher: American Bar Association, 2012
This book provides a basic understanding of spaceflight, the space industry, and the legal issues that their clients confront. It places space law in its larger context and then focuses on discrete legal topics.
The Law of Outer Space by Tanja L. Masson-Zwaan (Editor); Stephan Hobe (Editor)
Publisher: Brill, 2010
Issued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the International Institute of Space Law, of which Lachs was President, this volume reproduces the original text of Lachs' work in full, with a new preface, introduction and index supplied by the editors.
Outer Space Development, International Relations and Space Law by Edythe E. Weeks
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars, 2012
This book aims to increase public awareness of outer space development.
The Development of Outer Space: Sovereignty and Property Rights in International Space Law by Thomas Gangale
Publisher: Praeger, 2009
This book examines the legal issues of sovereignty and property that are likely to arise in outer space exploration and discusses how they can be managed by current and possible future international agreements.

Space Insurance and the Law: Maximizing Private Activities in Outer Space by Harrington, Andrea J.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021
"The primary purpose of this book is to provide an innovative approach to a possible next phrase in development of governance of the space industry: insurer mandated and/or incentivized standards acting as regulations to protect the sustainability and financial viability of the industry moving forward."
What Does Risk Mean in This New Risky Space Business ? : Managing Liability Exposure for Injuries to Crew and Passengers Resulting from US Commercial Space Activities by Maria-Vittoria "Giugi" Carminati
Publisher: Brill, 2019
This book offers a first-of-its-kind analysis of US tort law as it applies to commercial spaceflight operations, including an in-depth review of pre-emption, federal cross-waivers, and state tort defenses.
Frontiers of Space Risk: Natural Cosmic Hazards & Societal Challenges by Richard J. Wilman (Editor); Christopher J. Newman (Editor)
Publisher: CRC Press, 2018
This book brings together diverse new perspectives on current and emerging themes in space risk, covering both the threats to Earth-based activities arising from space events and those inherent in space activity itself. Coverage also includes an overview of the space insurance market; engineering and policy perspectives on space debris; the sustainability of the space environment; and much more.
Contracting for Space: Contract practice in the European space sector by Lesley Jane Smith (Editor); Ingo Baumann
Publisher: Routledge, 2016
Recent significant developments in the European space sector have had an impact on European commercial space law. This book is an up-to-date guide to the regulatory background of space projects and examines the typical legal problems which need to be solved by practitioners in the field. Taking into account public and commercial international law and practice, this book examines substantive issues of law specific to launchers, satellite manufacturers and space service providers with contributions from leading experts and practitioners in the field of European space law and policy.
Handbook of Space Law by Frans von der Dunk (Editor)
Publisher: Edward Elgar, 2015
This book addresses the legal and regulatory aspects of activities in outer space and major space applications including national and international space laws, legal aspects of launch services, satellites, public and private manned spaceflight, and space activity financing and insurance.
Space Security Law by Ruwantissa Abeyratne
Publisher: Springer, 2011
This book discusses current issues and possibilities of communications and transportation in outer space, as well as the liabilities and accountability of the key players of space exploration including information about the aerospace insurance market.

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