| Acknowledgements |
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| Preface |
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| Part I Preliminary Considerations |
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Space Transport Liability Law: Setting the Compass |
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3 | (10) |
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Space Transport Liability Law: Analogies and an Approach |
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13 | (16) |
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An Overview of International and National Law Applied to Space Activities |
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29 | (24) |
| Part II Procedural Issues |
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Responsibility and Sovereign Immunity of States |
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53 | (18) |
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The Forum to Resolve Space Transport Disputes |
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71 | (26) |
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The ``Domestic'' Law Governing Space Activities |
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97 | (32) |
| Part III Personal Injury & Non Cargo Property Damage Principles |
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129 | (30) |
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Torts & the Challenger Explosion |
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159 | (28) |
| Part IV Space Transport Carriage of Goods Principles |
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General Cargo Transport Principles |
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187 | (20) |
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NASA & Commercial Space Launch Act Risk Allocations |
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207 | (12) |
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Space Carriage Liability Disputes: The First Cases |
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219 | (14) |
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Space Transport: Enforceability of Carriage Risk Allocation Provisions |
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233 | (16) |
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249 | (10) |
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Salvage & General Average |
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259 | (20) |
| Part V National and International Principles of Space Transport Compared |
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International Responsibility and Liability for Space Activities |
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279 | (26) |
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Domestic and International Space Transport Law Compared |
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305 | (32) |
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Postcript - The 1995 Xichang Launch Failure |
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337 | (20) |
| Appendices |
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1. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies |
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357 | (14) |
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2. Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space |
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371 | (10) |
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3. Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space |
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381 | (10) |
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4. Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects |
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