TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abeyratne Ruwantissa
AU  -  
TI  - Regulations of commercial space transport : The astrocizing of ICAO
SN  - 9783319129242
U1  - 341.7567 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - Springer
KW  - 1. International Law - Aeronautics - Air - Space Transportation
N1  - Contents 
1 Issues Involved
1.1 Air Space and Outer Space 
1.2 Suborbital Flights 
1.3 Some Divergent Views 
1.4 Security Implications 
References 
2 Safety and Efficiency Issues 
2.1 Safety 
2.1.1 Adaptation from the Chicago Convention 
 2.1.2 Lessons Learned from Air Transport 
2.2 Efficiency 
2.2.1 Fuel Efficiency  
2.2.2 Efficiency in Navigation
References
3 Economic and Social Issues
3.1 Economic Issues Relating to Commercial Space Transport
3.1.1 ICAO's Views on Economic Oversight
3.1.2 Other Views
3.1.3 Conclusions of the Conference
3.2 Social Issues 
3.2.1 Is There Life in Outer Space?
3.2.2 Close Encounters
3.2.3 Legal Principles
3.2.4 Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
3.2.5 Articles 2(4) and 51
3.2.6 The Law of the Sea Analogy 
3.2.7 Conduct of the Space Tourist
3.2.8 Concluding Remarks
 References
4.ICAO for Commercial Space Travel? 
4.1 Background Activity
4.2 Amending the Chicago Convention
4.3 Adapting the Annexes to the Chicago Convention
4.3.1 Personnel 
4.3.2 Spaceports 
4.3.3 Cargo 
4.3.4 Environment
4.3.5 Responsibility of the Launching State for Private Acts of Individuals in Outer Space 
4.3.6 Responsibilities of States of Registration of Aircraft and States Launching Aircraft . . . . 4.3.7 Mining Asteroids
References 
5 Some Preliminary Space Law Principles for Consideration by ICAO
5.1 Principles and Guidelines Contained in International Law 
5.2 ICAO and UNCOPUOS
References 
6 Legal Legitimacy of ICAO and Direction to Be Taken
6.1 Legal Legitimacy 
6.1.1 Applicable Principles
6.1.2 Technical Assistance.
6.1.3 Dispute Settlement
6.1.4 Is ICAO a Judicial Body? 
6.1.5 Nuclear Power and Commercial Space Transportation
6.1.6 Diplomacy
6.2 Direction
References 
7 Conclusion
7.1 Procedures for Enforcing SARPs 
7.2 Difference Between Standards and Recommended Practices
References

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