Space Technology Export Controls and International Cooperation in Outer Space
Export controls definitively impact international cooperation in outer space. Civil and commercial space actors that engage in international endeavors must comply with space technology export controls. In the general discourse, members of the civil
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SPACE REGULATIONS LIBRARY VOLUME 6
EDITORIAL BOARD Managing Editor
PROF. RAM S. JAKHU, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
MEMBERS M. DAVIS, Ward & Partners, Adelaide, Australia S. LE GOUEFF, Le Goueff Law Office, Luxembourg P. NESGOS, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York, U.S.A. S. MOSTESHAR, Chambers of Sa’id Mosteshar, London, U.K. & Mosteshar Mackenzie, California, U.S.A.
L. I. TENNEN, Law Offices of Sterns and Tennen, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
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Michael C. Mineiro
Space Technology Export Controls and International Cooperation in Outer Space
Foreword by Ram S. Jakhu
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Michael C. Mineiro McGill University Montreal, QC Canada 815 Thayer Ave, Suite 510 Silver Springs, MD 20910 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-94-007-2566-9 e-ISBN 978-94-007-2567-6 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2567-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011939838 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The bilateral paradigm that defined the early days of the space age is no longer. The multiplicity of space actors, the shifting relative share of economic capability, the associated proliferation of space technologies, and the increasing reliance by military, civil, and commercial space communities requires a shift in how the international community engages in outer space. Space technology export controls are still based on a unilateral paradigm of State engagement in outer space. While cooperation does occur, it is typically limited as not to require technology development or transfer internationally, and as a result the international community is yet unable to fully synergize their respective capabilities in the peaceful use and exploration of outer space. The research and findings of this book address those issues comprehensively in light of the evolving nature of international space law and relations as well as rapidly emerging globalised world. In a number of ways this book is a unique and excellent exploration of the nexus between international cooperation in outer space, national security, space technology, general public international law, and international space law. It seeks to illuminate the underlying legal, political, and technical factors impacting international cooperation in outer space. Dr. Michael C. Mineiro has brilliantly analyzed this complex nexus from an objective perspective and has made several practical and viable recommendations. I strongly recommend thi
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