I don't recall at the moment specific citations though at least in the
environmental NGO literature I recall writings on "the right to
darkness", the right to see the moon and stars at night, and other
"common property" things related to the sky - like blue sky, silence,
etc....
Maybe that's at least a lead. So, a bit closer to Earth than the space
literature offered below, but maybe of interest.
Susi
Nancy Quirk wrote:
Hi Delyse -
Sounds like an interesting project! The Moon Treaty and related space
debris regulation might be an interesting place to start. Below are a
few citations. I haven't taught Intl Law for a couple of years, so a
couple of the cites are a little dated.
Nancy Quirk, LEED AP
*****************
1. Karl Grossman. "Disgrace into Space." The Ecologist 31/2 (March
2001). http://www.space4peace.org/articles/ecologist.htm
2. Susanne Reif. "Shaping a Legal Framework for the Commercial Use of
Outer Space." Space Policy 18 (2002): 157-162.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V52-458P49W-4&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1138230422&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=8dc6567d0b61ba29368a926bbd7ea5c0
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V52-458P49W-4&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1138230422&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=8dc6567d0b61ba29368a926bbd7ea5c0>
This website has several related articles listed.
3. Michael O'Hanlon. "The Real Star Wars." Newsweek (16 Sep 2002).
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2002/0916defense_ohanlon.aspx
4. James Kitfield. "The Permanent Frontier." National Journal 33/11
(17 March2001):780.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2001/010317-nj.htm
5. Robert C. Bird. "Procedural Challenges to Environmental Regulation
of Space Debris." American Business Law Journal 40 (Spring 2003):635+.
6. Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About. UN 2008. "Space
Debris: Orbiting Debris Threatens Sustainable Use of Outer Space."
http://www.un.org/en/events/tenstories/08/spacedebris.shtml
7. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the
Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other
Celestial Bodies (1967) http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.html
"Atmosphere and Space"
8. William Broad. "Orbiting Junk, Once a Nuisance, Is Now a Threat."
New York Times (February 6, 2007).
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/science/space/06orbi.html
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:44:41 +1300
> Subject: Tragedy of the celestial commons
>
> Dear Gep-ers,
>
> I have a student who is interested in basing his Masters
dissertation on the
> tragedy of the celestial commons, possibly focusing on attitudes to the
> celestial commons in the era of space tourism.
>
> He has found some interesting literature (for example, Laver, 1986;
Baum,
> 2008), but I wondered if anyone could suggest further reading in the
area?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Dr Delyse Springett
> Massey University
> New Zealand.
>
>
>
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