{"product_id":"legal-aspects-of-planetary-defence-9789004467590","title":"Legal Aspects of Planetary Defence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2022 International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Social Sciences Book Award    Impacts by asteroids or comets on Earth may lead to natural disasters of catastrophic dimensions, one of the most devastating having caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Space agencies and other actors are increasingly dedicated to the development of technology to predict and mitigate such risks. This book addresses legal and policy aspects of ‘planetary defence’ activities aiming at the mitigation of Near-Earth Objects (NEO) impact threats. These include responsibility and liability for damage caused by such activities (or their failure) as well as international cooperation and possible decision making processes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword  Acknowledgements  List of Figures and Tables  List of Acronyms and Abbreviations  List of Legal Documents  Notes on Contributors    Introduction    Irmgard Marboe     part 1: Planetary Defence and International Cooperative Efforts   1 Near-Earth Objects – Basic Terms and Characteristics    Christian Koeberl and Cordula Steinkogler    2 What Is Planetary Defence?    Rüdiger Jehn    3 Planetary Defence Technologies    Alan Harris    4 International Cooperation in Planetary Defence – UNCOPUOS, IAWN and SMPAG    Gerhard Drolshagen, Lindley N Johnson and Romana Kofler    5 Enhancing Public Awareness   The Establishment of ‘Asteroid Day’    Frans von der Dunk    6 The United States Planetary Defence Programme   NASA and the Planetary Defense Coordination Office    Victoria P Andrews, Doris Daou, Lindley N Johnson    7 ESA’S Activities in Planetary Defence    Detlef Koschny    8 Planetary Defence Activities beyond NASA and ESA    Brent W Barbee     part 2: Legal Analysis of Different Aspects of Planetary Defence   9 Overview of Current International Space Law in the Context of Planetary Defence    Steven Freeland    10 The 2010 Report on Legal Aspects of NEO Threat Response and Related Institutional Issues    Frans von der Dunk    11 The SMPAG Ad-hoc Working Group on Legal Issues    Line Drube    12 International Law Rules Related to the Sharing of Information about Potential NEO Threats    Irmgard Marboe    13 Rules of International Law Regarding an Obligation of States to Undertake Planetary Defence Activities    Cordula Steinkogler    14 The Use of Force and Planetary Defence    Setsuko Aoki    15 Legal Aspects of the Use of Nuclear Explosive Devices in Planetary Defence    David A Koplow    16 Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Planetary Defence   Competing Potential Disasters    Jack M Beard    17 Understanding the Social Aspects of an Asteroid Impact Threat from Socio-Anthropological Lessons Learned in Natural Disaster Management    Alissa Haddaji    18 The Current International Space Law Regime on Liability and Its Application to Planetary Defence    Alexander Soucek    19 Critical Issues and Future Perspectives on Liability in the Context of Planetary Defence    Henry Hertzfeld    20 The International Responsibility of States for Planetary Defence Activities    Sergio Marchisio    21 The Involvement of Private Actors in Planetary Defence Missions    Peter Stubbe    22 International Bodies and Procedures for Decision-Making Regarding Planetary Defence Actions    Olavo de Oliveira Bittencourt Neto     Conclusions and Considerations on the Way Forward    Irmgard Marboe    Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210826441047,"sku":"9789004467590","price":152.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/legal-aspects-of-planetary-defence-9789004467590","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}