How High the Sky?: The Definition and Delimitation of Outer Space and Territorial Airspace in International Law

Author:   Thomas Gangale
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   13
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9789004366015


Pages:   650
Publication Date:   13 December 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Thomas Gangale
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   13
Weight:   1.163kg
ISBN:  

9789004366015


ISBN 10:   9004366016
Pages:   650
Publication Date:   13 December 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Foreword: Into the Lion's Den Once Again Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Abbreviations 1 Opening Arguments 2 The Genesis of the Delimitation Issue 3 The Political Approach: A Fistful of Theories 4 The Political Approach: For a Few Theories More 5 The Spatial Approach: Arbitrary Altitudes 6 The Spatial Approach: Natural Phenomena 7 The Spatial Approach: Aerodynamic Lift 8 The Spatial Approach: Myths and Misconceptions 9 The Spatial Approach: Aerostatic Buoyancy 10 The Spatial Approach: Lowest Perigee 11 The Functional Approach: Security of the State 12 The Functional Approach: Its Rise and Stall 13 The Functional Approach: What Are Space Activities? 14 The Functional Approach: What Are Space Objects? 15 What Is Outer Space? 16 A Temporal Approach 17 National Practices and Legislation 18 Right of Passage 19 Effective Control and State Interest Reconsidered 20 A Hybrid Approach 21 A Draft Space Delimitation Convention 22 Practical Considerations and the Convention 23 The Outer Limits 24 Summation Appendix 1: Altitudes of Interest with Regard to Spatial Delimitation Appendix 2: Space Object Perigees below 100 Kilometers Appendix 3: Selected Suborbital Flights Appendix 4: Space Vehicle Reentry Altitude and Range Profiles Appendix 5: Space Vehicle Ground Tracks Appendix 6: Draft Convention Regarding Delimitation Appendix 7: Proyecto de Convenio Relativo a la Delimitacion Appendix 8: Projet de Convention Concernant la Delimitation Appendix 9: Appendix 10: Progetto di Convenzione sulla Delimitazione Bibliography Index

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Thomas Gangale, JSD (2017), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has published articles on space law, astrodynamics, engineering management, international relations, and political science. His previous books are From the Primaries to the Polls (Praeger, 2007) and The Development of Outer Space (Praeger, 2009).

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