{"product_id":"9783319800691","title":"Space Regulations Library: A Liber Amicorum in Honor of Ernst Fasan","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpace Regulations Library: A Liber Amicorum in Honor of Ernst Fasan\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSterns, Patricia Margaret; Tennen, Leslie I.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe\nlaw of outer space is rapidly evolving to adapt to changes in the economic\ndrivers as well as advancements in technological capabilities.  The contents of this book are a reflection of\nthis changing environment as evidenced in the writings of the second and third\ngenerations of space lawyers. \nTheoretical aspects of space law are explored by chapters relating to\nfundamental concepts central to the \u003ci\u003ecorpus\njuris spatialis\u003c\/i\u003e.  Practical aspects\nof space law are probed by examinations into international and domestic\nregulation of commercial activities, with particular emphasis on African,\nAsian, and European perspectives. \nInternational policy considerations are scrutinized in relation to\nmilitary uses of outer space.  The\nscientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is the subject of a\nconcise history of the discipline vis-a-vis the role of the SETI Permanent\nCommittee of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and also of a\nstudy of the policy and other ramifications of social media in the event of the\ndiscovery of intelligent extraterrestrial beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThe book concludes with the republication of the\nseminal and highly influential \u003ci\u003eRelations\nWith Alien Intelligences The Scientific Basis of Metalaw\u003c\/i\u003e by Dr. Ernst\nFasan, first published in 1970.  Scholar,\nauthor, and attorney Ernst Fasan was among the original space lawyers, a small,\npioneering group of visionaries who recognized that the movement of man into\nspace must be accomplished without the shackles of history and in an\nenvironment free from the threat of the use of space as an instrument of armed\naggression.  The influence of Dr. Fasan\nhas extended beyond the international legal community to the broader scientific\ncommunity, especially to the field of astrobiology, as he pursued\ngroundbreaking investigations into what could be the ultimate in legal\nrelationships - metalaw - the interaction of sentient beings from different\nplanets.  The contributors to this Liber\nAmicorum are among those who can trace their own work to the foundations of\nspace law placed in part by Ernst Fasan. \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-05-26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319800691\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-27087-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 275\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47662074364044,"sku":"9783319800691","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319800691.jpg?v=1776436825","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319800691","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}