Written by a group of prominent international authors from academia and law, Ownership of Satellites deals with one of the imminent problems of the law of outer space-the ownership of satellites and its transfer. On the one hand, only the launching State can register a space object and only the launching state is liable for damages caused by the satellite. On the other hand, there is the emergence of several new phenomena, such as condominium of satellites or the exponential existence of small satellites. Furthermore, the relation between the registration of space objects under a UN framework...
Written by a group of prominent international authors from academia and law, Ownership of Satellites deals with one of the imminent problems of the la...