This handbook is a prestigious reference work providing a comprehensive, objective and comparative overview of space law.

Part I: General Principles of International Space Law 1. Introduction and Factual Background 2. Sources and Law-Making Process Relating to Space Activities 3. Legal Status of Outer Space and Celestial Bodies 4. Legal Status of Spacecraft 5. Legal Controls Governing the Use of Outer Space 6. Settlement of Space Law Disputes Part II: International Law of Space Applications 7. Regulation of Telecommunications by Satellites 8. Regulation of Remote Sensing by Satellites 8. Regulation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) 9. Legal Regime Governing Manned Space Activities (i.e. Space Stations and Human Space Travel) 10. Law and Military Uses of Outer Space Part III: National Regulation of Space Activities 11. Introduction, Factual Background and Sources of National Space Laws 12. Law Related to Satellite Telecommunications (including Satellite Broadcasting) 13. Law Related to Remote Sensing-Earth Observation (including Matters Related to Meteorological Services and Space-System-Based Disaster Management Support) 14. Law Related to Space Transportation and Spaceports 15. Law and Navigational Satellite Systems 16. Law Related to Intellectual Property and Transfer of Technology 17. Law and Space Finance, Contracts , Insurance etc.