Exploitation of Natural Resources of the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies

Fabio Tronchetti, Ph.D (2008) in International Law, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, Leiden University, The Netherlands, is Associate Professor of Law at the Harbin Institute of Technology, People's Republic of China. He has published on space law issues in international journals and reviews such as Air and Space Law and the Korean Journal of Air and Space Law.

• Acknowledgments; Abbreviations;Chapter 1. Introduction;Chapter 2. The Outer Space Treaty, the Moon Agreement and the 1996 Declaration on Space Benefits;Chapter 3. The Common Heritage of Mankind;Chapter 4. The management of international areas and their limited natural resources: the examples of Antarctica and ITU; Chapter 5. Property rights in outer space: a crucial issue in the wake of the commercialisation of outer space and its resources;Chapter 6. Elements of a legal regime to govern the commercial exploitation of extraterrestrial resources;Chapter 7. Conclusion;Annexes: Annex 1. Draft International Agreement on the exploitation of natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies; Annex 2. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies; Annex 3. Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects; Annex 4. Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space;Annex 5. Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies; Annex 6. 1962 (XVIII). Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space; Legal documents; Treaties and conventions; Declarations, principles and documents; Case Law; Bibliography; Books; Articles; Internet and web-based sources; Index.