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Outer Space: Problems of Law and Policy
Book by Reynolds, Glenn, Merges, Robert
349 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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January 11, 2015
Though written in 1989, Outer Space: Problems of Law and Policy, feels like something out of a different era. Which, I guess, it is. One finishes the book thinking that moon colonization is right around the corner so we better start figuring what criminal code applies to extraterrestrial credit-card fraud.
Our current times seem a little more lackluster.
However, there are some more immediate issues possibly on the horizon. Liability for space tourists, asteroid mining, patent law for joint international endeavors. The cutting edge stuff human beings will next confront. And lawyers, too.
Most of the book directs the reader to the limited international laws which may apply in various scenarios. The authors also draw parallels to more established practices, like admiralty law, before contrasting the unique problems space holds for developing internationally recognized rules.
It’s lawyer stuff, so it’s pretty dry. But it’s about law, so there is only so much an author can do about dryness. Overall, there is some great issue spotting for the budding space lawyer. It may be academic for now, but assuming we all don’t destroy ourselves on this planet first, it’s just a matter of time before lawyers sue someone for radiation burns from an insufficiently warned solar fly-by.
Our current times seem a little more lackluster.
However, there are some more immediate issues possibly on the horizon. Liability for space tourists, asteroid mining, patent law for joint international endeavors. The cutting edge stuff human beings will next confront. And lawyers, too.
Most of the book directs the reader to the limited international laws which may apply in various scenarios. The authors also draw parallels to more established practices, like admiralty law, before contrasting the unique problems space holds for developing internationally recognized rules.
It’s lawyer stuff, so it’s pretty dry. But it’s about law, so there is only so much an author can do about dryness. Overall, there is some great issue spotting for the budding space lawyer. It may be academic for now, but assuming we all don’t destroy ourselves on this planet first, it’s just a matter of time before lawyers sue someone for radiation burns from an insufficiently warned solar fly-by.
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