Outer Space: Problems Of Law And Policy [Paperback]

Glenn Reynolds (Author), Robert Merges (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0813366801 | ISBN-13: 978-0813366807 | Publication Date: September 18, 1998 | Edition: 2

This second edition takes account of the important changes that have swept the field since the end of the Cold War, including the rapid growth and change in commercial space-launch services, increasingly important issues of international trade in space-related goods and services, the expansion of space-based communications services, and the move to rethink—and perhaps rewrite—the Moon Treaty. Charting the legal and political outlines of the last frontier, the volume offers extensive excerpts from major works in the field of space law to provide a sense of the many different interests and schools of thought that are shaping space policy.

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-- Space News

"An excellent resource for the legal world when dealing with space law." -- Space Views

About the Author

Glenn H. Reynolds is professor of law at the University of Tennessee. Robert P. Merges is professor of law at Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley. Both are graduates of Yale Law School. Glenn H. Reynolds is professor of law at the University of Tennessee. Robert P. Merges is professor of law at Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley. Both are graduates of Yale Law School.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press; 2 edition (September 18, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813366801
• ISBN-13: 978-0813366807
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,717,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Law > Specialties > Air & Space

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A first-rate introduction to space law, August 23, 1998

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This review is from: Outer Space: Problems Of Law And Policy, Second Edition (Hardcover)

As a law student, I am very interested in space law and thought that I would have a hard time finding anything on the subject. I was wrong! This book provides an excellent summary of the whole field; it's also clearer and better-written, not to more interesting, than most legal casebooks. It also contains a lot of useful reference material that would be handy to have on a shelf in law practice. Great!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Small Step for the Authors, a giant leap for Lawkind..., December 29, 2000

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This review is from: Outer Space: Problems Of Law And Policy (Paperback)

A fabulous path-breaking guide to law beyond the atmosphere. Readable yet profound, it is the first of its kind and rare among textbooks. A must read for technology buffs!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent review of space law but time for new edition., February 26, 2006

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This review is from: Outer Space: Problems Of Law And Policy (Paperback)

The Reynolds book is a text used at the University of North Dakota Space Students graduate program for Space Law. I have found the book a pleasure to read as one who seeks to gain knowledge in this ever-growing niche field of law. Reynolds and Merges address the topic in suffivent detail to educate the reader. The comlexities of space law is emerging in this decade. I suspect that Mr. Reynolds will be compelled to write a new edition before "the decade is out."