Parameters, concepts and the terminology of outer space law: a review of the essential facilities served by outer space activities and the rules of interpretation for treaty law and soft law guidelines.

Lesley Jane Smith; Tim Blawat

Parameters, concepts and the terminology of outer space law: a review of the essential facilities served by outer space activities and the rules of interpretation for treaty law and soft law guidelines.

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Parameters, concepts and the terminology of outer space law: a review of the essential facilities served by outer space activities and the rules of interpretation for treaty law and soft law guidelines. / Smith, Lesley Jane; Blawat, Tim.
73rd International Astronautical Congress 2022: International Institute of Space Law, IISL, Colloquium of the Law of Outer space, . Vol. 2022 International Astronautical Foundation IAF, 2023. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC).

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Harvard

Smith, LJ & Blawat, T 2023, Parameters, concepts and the terminology of outer space law: a review of the essential facilities served by outer space activities and the rules of interpretation for treaty law and soft law guidelines. in 73rd International Astronautical Congress 2022: International Institute of Space Law, IISL, Colloquium of the Law of Outer space, . vol. 2022, Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, International Astronautical Foundation IAF, 73rd International Astronautical Congress - IAC 2022, Paris, France, 18.09.22.

APA

Smith, L. J., & Blawat, T. (2023). Parameters, concepts and the terminology of outer space law: a review of the essential facilities served by outer space activities and the rules of interpretation for treaty law and soft law guidelines. In 73rd International Astronautical Congress 2022: International Institute of Space Law, IISL, Colloquium of the Law of Outer space, (Vol. 2022). (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC). International Astronautical Foundation IAF.

Vancouver

Smith LJ, Blawat T. Parameters, concepts and the terminology of outer space law: a review of the essential facilities served by outer space activities and the rules of interpretation for treaty law and soft law guidelines. In 73rd International Astronautical Congress 2022: International Institute of Space Law, IISL, Colloquium of the Law of Outer space, . Vol. 2022. International Astronautical Foundation IAF. 2023. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC).

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