Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites on the Moon

• Could the Moon’s cultural heritage be inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List?.- The legal Framework protecting cultural heritage sites in the Moon and in situ preservation.- Does the Outer Space Treaty permit the protection and preservation of cultural heritage sites on the Moon?.- The protection of cultural ´heritage sites on Moon: The poo bags paradox.- One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act as one small step towards US space dominance? The case for a multilateral treaty protection regime.- The Outstanding Universal Value’ Concept of the UNESCO Heritage Convention: Food for Thought to Preserve Lunar Artifacts.- Necessity of Special Regulation for Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites in the Moon.- How to preserve humanity’s lunar heritage.- Protection of Lunar heritage sites: A customary law perspective.- Lunar Seismic experiments: A legacy which deserves to be remembered.- The Moon that Owns Itself: Exploring New Legal Avenues to Protect Cultural and Natural Heritage in Space.

“The different perspectives offered by the eleven authors from all regions of the World enable the reader to develop their own ideas … . The book is a stimulating and entertaining read for an audience of open-minded lawyers, policy-makers and policy analysts, both in the field of space activities as in the international cultural sphere, that allow themselves to look beyond the obvious.” (Ulrike M. Bohlmann, Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraumrecht ZLW, Vol. 69 (3), 2020)