New developments and open issues concerning off-Earth mining: Interpretative and law-making challenges in light of the current legal regime / Zoom In
Common heritage, not common law: How international law will regulate proposals to exploit space resources
1. The ‘rise’ of common law Largely in response to lobbying by industry of members of Congress, in November 2015, the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (CSLCA) entered into law.[1] The legislation covers a variety of space-related issues and activities, including international launch competitiveness, indemnification for space flight participants, certain safety standard requirements, Government...