Space law is a complex mixture of international and domestic laws that govern a wide spectrum of activities. Such activities can range from the exotic, like creating the institutional framework for an international lunar mining consortium, to the more routine, like drafting telecommunications agreements. The fields of law these activities can involve include administrative law, intellectual property law, arms control law, insurance law, environmental law, criminal law, and commercial law, as well as international treaties and domestic legislation written specifically for space. This paper outlines the origin and scope of space law and addresses the emerging challenges that this body of law faces in the 21st Century. . . .
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