BETWEEN CONCORD AND RIVALRY

摘要

In recent years the world can observe the rebirth of serious political interest in space exploration. Consequent conduct of increasingly extensive planetary operations will raise legal challenges that should be addressed in the interest of efficiency of exploration. Authors argue that establishment of multilateral legal regime governing planetary operations is politically feasible and the time to undertake this effort has already come. The experience of development of the deep seabed regime is briefly analysed as it provides an important lesson to be learnt.