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Taking a stance: Managing liability for commercial space activities

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Taking a stance: Managing liability for commercial space activities. / Smith, Lesley Jane.
Commercial uses of Space and Space Tourism: Legal and policy Aspects. ed. / Jan Wouters; Philip De Man; Rik Hansen. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017. p. 19-43 (Leuven Global Governance series).

Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review

Harvard

Smith, LJ 2017, Taking a stance: Managing liability for commercial space activities. in J Wouters, P De Man & R Hansen (eds), Commercial uses of Space and Space Tourism: Legal and policy Aspects. Leuven Global Governance series, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 19-43, Commercial uses of Space & Space Tourism: Legal and policy Aspects - 2013
, Leuven, Belgium, 12.09.13. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785361074.00008

APA

Smith, L. J. (2017). Taking a stance: Managing liability for commercial space activities. In J. Wouters, P. De Man, & R. Hansen (Eds.), Commercial uses of Space and Space Tourism: Legal and policy Aspects (pp. 19-43). (Leuven Global Governance series). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785361074.00008

Vancouver

Smith LJ. Taking a stance: Managing liability for commercial space activities. In Wouters J, De Man P, Hansen R, editors, Commercial uses of Space and Space Tourism: Legal and policy Aspects. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2017. p. 19-43. (Leuven Global Governance series). doi: 10.4337/9781785361074.00008

Bibtex

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Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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