Facing Up to Third Party Liability for Space Activities: some reflections

Lesley Jane Smith

Facing Up to Third Party Liability for Space Activities: some reflections

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Facing Up to Third Party Liability for Space Activities: some reflections. / Smith, Lesley Jane.
Proceedings of the 52nd Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. ed. / Corinne M. Jorgenson. Vol. 12 1. ed. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA), 2010. p. 255-263.

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Harvard

Smith, LJ 2010, Facing Up to Third Party Liability for Space Activities: some reflections. in CM Jorgenson (ed.), Proceedings of the 52nd Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. 1. edn, vol. 12, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA), pp. 255-263, 52nd Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space - 2009, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, 12.10.09.

APA

Smith, L. J. (2010). Facing Up to Third Party Liability for Space Activities: some reflections. In C. M. Jorgenson (Ed.), Proceedings of the 52nd Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space (1. ed., Vol. 12, pp. 255-263). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA).

Vancouver

Smith LJ. Facing Up to Third Party Liability for Space Activities: some reflections. In Jorgenson CM, editor, Proceedings of the 52nd Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. 1. ed. Vol. 12. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA). 2010. p. 255-263

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