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Introduction | |
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The Concept, Substance and Subject-Matter of International Space Law | |
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The Objective Necessity for the Comprehensive Regulation of Space Activities and the Space Regime in International Law | |
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Specific Features of the Regulation of Space Activities and of Space Regime in International Law | |
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The Concepts of Outer Space and Outer Space Activities | |
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The Subjects and the Object in International Law | |
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Defining International Space Law and Its Status in the System of Public International Law | |
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The History of the Establishment of Space Law | |
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The Soviet Union Gives a Lead to Framing Space Law and Instituting the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | |
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The First International Space Treaty | |
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The Further Development of International Space Law | |
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Sources of International Space Law | |
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International Space Law: a Product of the Space Age | |
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The International Treaty | |
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International Custom | |
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International Organisation and Lawmaking | |
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The Soviet-American Agreements on Space Co-operation as a Source of International Space Law | |
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Fundamental Principles of International Space Law | |
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Freedom of Exploration and Use of Outer Space and Celestial Bodies | |
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Non-Appropriation of Outer Space or Celestial Bodies | |
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Exploration and Use of Outer Space and Celestial Bodies in Accordance with the Fundamental Principles of International Law, Including the Basic Principles of the United Nations Charter | |
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Partial Demilitarisation of Outer Space and Total Demilitarisation | |
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Retention by States of Sovereign Rights over Space Objects Launched | |
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International Responsibility of States for National Activities in Space, Including Liability for Damages Caused by Space Objects | |
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Prevention of Potentially Harmful Consequences of Experiments in Outer Space and on Celestial Bodies | |
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Assistance to Personnel of Spacecraft in the Event of Accident, Distress, or Emergency Landing | |
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International Co-operation in the Peaceful Exploration and Use of Outer Space and Celestial Bodies | |
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Legal Problems of the Exploration of the Moon and the Planets | |
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Defining the Term "Celestial Bodies" | |
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Existing Rules of International Law as Applied to Celestial Bodies | |
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Legal Regulation of Activities on the Moon in the Light of the Soviet Draft Treaty on the Moon | |
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The Legal Status of Space Objects | |
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Defining the Concept of a Space Object | |
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Classification of Space Objects | |
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Registration of Space Objects | |
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International Law and the Safety of Spaceflight | |
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The Atom and Outer Space | |
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Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects | |
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The Regulation of Various Aspects of Space Activities | |
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Space Communications | |
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Direct Television Broadcasting via Satellites | |
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The Use of Artificial Earth Satellites for Navigation | |
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Space Meteorology | |
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The Exploration of the Earth's Resources by Space Facilities | |
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Space Activities and Environmental Protection | |
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International Co-operation Involving the USSR in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space (Legal Aspects) | |
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Multilateral Co-operation | |
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Intercosmos Programme | |
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The Intersputnik International Organisation of Space Communications | |
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Bilateral Co-operation | |
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The Agreement Between the USSR and France | |
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Agreements Between the USSR and the USA | |
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Agreements Between the USSR and India | |
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Co-operation Within the Framework of International Non-governmental Organisations | |
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The International Committee on Space Research | |
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The International Astronautical Federation | |
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Conclusion | |
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Selected Soviet Bibliography on International Space Law | |
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Subject Index | |