Soft Law in Outer Space

PART I
Steven Freeland: The Role of 'Soft Law' in Public International Law
and its Relevance to the International Legal Regulation
of Outer Space
Frans von der Dunk: Contradictio in terminis or Realpolitik ?
A Qualified Plea for a Role of 'Soft Law' in the Context of Space Activities
Setsuko Aoki: The Function of 'Soft Law' in the Development of
International Space Law
Christian Brünner ? Georg Königsberger: 'Regulatory Impact
Assessment' - A Tool to Strengthen Soft Law Regulations
Marco Ferrazzani: Soft Law in Space Activities - An Updated View
Irmgard Marboe: The Importance of Guidelines and Codes of
Conduct for Liability of States and Private Actors
PART II
Karin Traunmüller: The 'Declaration of Legal Principles Governing
the Activities of States in the Exploration of Outer Space':

The Starting Point for the United Nations' Law of Outer Space
Franz Koppensteiner: The 1982 UN Principles Governing
the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for International
Direct Television Broadcasting
Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz: The UN Principles Relating to Remote
Sensing of the Earth from Outer Space and Soft Law
Kai-Uwe Schrogl: The Launching State and
the Registration Practice Resolutions as 'Kick Off' for a New Phase
in Space (Soft) Law Development
Daniel A. Porras: The United Nations Principles Relevant to the Use
of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space:

the Significance of a Soft Law Instrument after nearly 20 Years in Force
Leopold Summerer ? Ulrike M. Bohlmann:

The STSC/IAEA Safety Framework for Space Nuclear Power Source
Applications -Influence of Non-binding Recommendations
Gerhard Hafner: The Declaration on International Cooperation
in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space
for the Benefit and in the Interest of All States
Brian D. Lepard: The Legal Status of the 1996 Declaration on Space
Benefits: Are Its Norms Now Part of Customary International Law ?
Carsten Wiedemann: Space Debris Mitigation
Werner Balogh: The role

Irmgard Marboe is Associate Professor of International Law at the Department of European, International and Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna.