Outer Space: Problems Of Law And Policy

by Glenn H. Reynolds, Robert P. Merges

This second edition takes account of the important changes that have swept the field since the end of the Cold War, including the rapid growth and change in commercial space-launch services, increasingly important issues of international trade in space-related goods and services, the expansion of space-based communications services, and the move to rethink—and perhaps rewrite—the Moon Treaty. Charting the legal and political outlines of the last frontier, the volume offers extensive excerpts from major works in the field of space law to provide a sense of the many different interests and schools of thought that are shaping space policy.

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent compilation of the relevant issues, but those interested will be better served by either a more up to date text, such as Professor Lyall and Larsen's Space Law, or the authoritative texts by Bin Cheng Studies in International Space Law or Manfred Lachs The Law of Outer Space - An Experience in Contemporary Law-Making. A good text for its treatment from the American perspective, and with attention to related issues such as the Nuclear Test Ban treaty.