The book addresses legal aspects of “planetary defence” activities aiming at identifying hazards posed by asteroids and comets, so-called Near Earth Objects (NEOs), and developing ways to avert their impact on Earth. NASA most recently tested the possibility of deflecting asteroid moon Dimorphos from its orbit as part of the DART programme.
The legal aspects include issues of responsibility and liability for damage caused by such activities (or their failure), procedural issues of decision-making and selection of methods. Professor Frans von der Dunk from the University of Nebraska, editor of the series “Studies in Space Law”, in which the book appeared, accepted the award, the highest book distinction of the IAA, on behalf of Irmgard Marboe in Paris. The IAA is an international non-governmental organisation of space experts that aims to promote the exploration of the solar system and the peaceful uses of outer space.
Irmgard Marboe is the head of the National Point of Contact for Space Law (NPOC Space Law Austria), which is situated at the Department for European, International and Comparative Law of the Law Faculty and supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action (BMK) and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
With this form you will receive a discount for the purchase of the book until 31 December 2022.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Irmgard Marboe (irmgard.marboe@univie.ac.at)
Links:
Book by Brill/Nijhoff: https://brill.com/view/title/60542
Department of European, International and Comparative Law: https://eur-int-comp-law.univie.ac.at
IAC 2022: https://iac2022.org/
NPOC Space Law Austria: https://spacelaw.univie.ac.at/
Bericht University of Nebraska Lincoln: Professors Beard and von der Dunk Contribute to Award-Winning Book | Nebraska College of Law (unl.edu)
NASA DART Program: https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart
