List of Abbreviations;
List of Contributors;
1 AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW;
2 THE NEVER-ENDING PROBLEM OF DEMARCATION: ADDRESSING THE AIR/SPACE BOUNDARY ISSUE IN INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAW;
3 THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW;
4 OUTER SPACE TREATY AND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES;
5 NORMS GOVERNING RESCUE AND RETURN;
6 STATE RESPONSIBILITY AND INTERNATIONAL LIABILITY;
7 REGISTRATION OF SPACE OBJECTS;
8 THE MOON AGREEMENT—A SWAN SONG;
9 MOON AGREEMENT: KEY PROVISIONS;
10 SOFT LAWS RELATING TO SPACE ACTIVITIES;
11 ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION IN REGULATING SPACE ACTIVITIES;
12 THE ARTEMIS ACCORDS AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS;
13 INTERNATIONAL SECURED TRANSACTIONS LAW IN OUTER SPACE;
14 INTERNATIONAL NORMS ON THE SETTLEMENT OF SPACE DISPUTES;
15 THIRD WORLD APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW;
Index.

"Decoding International Space Law in the Twenty-First Century addresses the international legal and regulatory aspects of outer space that still govern the current developments. This book covers five United Nations' space treaties along with soft laws and policies. Though there are recent attempts to undo the foundations of international space law to promote commercialization, the principles of international space law continue to exist as strong as they existed before the beginning of space commercialization. Hence, understanding those foundations of international space law in the right sense and respecting them becomes essential for ensuring a sustainable future for all in outer space. The chapters of this book have been diversified in a way that the book can cover the entire gamut of international space law in a nutshell. The inadequacies in the international space law in light of the current developments (like space commercialization, space tourism, space mining etc) are covered in each chapter"-- Provided by publisher.