Soft Law in Outer Space

The Function of Non-binding Norms in International Space Law

Edited by Irmgard Marboe Series edited by Wolfgang Mantl

Book cover: Soft Law in Outer Space

Extent: 407 pages

Publisher: Böhlau Verlag Wien

Subjects: Social Sciences 

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(February 2012)

ISBN: 9783205787976

6.14 x 9.29 inches

Price: $82.00

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Non-binding norms have become increasingly popular in the law of outer space. After the 1979 Moon Agreement, no further international treaty has been adopted. Instead, a number of non-binding instruments, has been produced. This book analyzes to what extent such “soft law” – even if the term is sometimes criticized – fulfills its function and has in fact an influence on States and private actors in their conduct of space activities. The authors are academics and practitioners and discuss, after a general theoretical introduction, the different instruments in the fields of space debris, nuclear power sources, remote sensing, registration practice, liability, and demilitarization.

  • Edited by Irmgard Marboe
  • Series edited by Wolfgang Mantl