TY - BOOK ID - 77932931 TI - The International Space Station : commercial utilisation from a European legal perspective AU - Dunk, Frans G. von der. AU - Brus, Marcel PY - 2006 SN - 1281400246 9786611400248 9047410319 9789047410317 9004152563 9789004152564 9781281400246 6611400249 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, DB - UniCat KW - Europese Unie. KW - Ruimterecht. KW - Ruimtestations. KW - Vercommercialisering. KW - Droit aérien. KW - Droit spatial. KW - Weltraumrecht. KW - Aeronautics KW - Space law. KW - Aerospace law KW - Air law KW - Aviation law KW - Aviation regulations KW - Aeronautics and state KW - Space law KW - Astronautics KW - Space flight KW - International law KW - Law and legislation. KW - Laws and regulations KW - Law and legislation KW - International Space Station. KW - European Space Agency. KW - ISS (International Space Station) KW - I.S.S. (International Space Station) KW - ESA KW - Europäische Union. KW - Leiden <2004> UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77932931 AB - Currently, perhaps the most complicated and challenging undertaking in outer space is the building of the International Space Station, the ISS. The recent decision to use the ISS also as a facility for pre-commercial research and development in a microgravity environment, inviting commercial enterprise on board, only enhanced such complications and challenges. As a consequence, the major question arises to what extent these are held in check by a sound and effective legal and regulatory regime, e.g. pertaining to criminal liability or intellectual property rights. The present book offers the first overview of applicable law and regulation which is not merely superficial, as well as some directions for future legislative and regulatory developments, written by a number of highly reputed experts in space law. The analysis, finally, is with a clear focus on the European situation in view of the particularities which increasing ESA and EU involvement in space activities bring with them. ER -