Recent Developments in Space Law -

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Résumé :
Includes highly relevant analysis and discussions by global experts on diverse topics related to the current scenario of international space activities Advocates the adoption of a robust legal regime by the international community Discusses the European Space Policy Institute report on legal mechanisms for the creation of hard law norms in the space domain...

Biographie:
the Best Researcher Award from Andhra University in 2003, and a Gold Medal for the best PhD thesis. His primary areas of research are human rights, humanitarian law and criminal justice. He has published extensively (more than 120 papers) in journals of national and international repute.
V. Gopalakrishnan is a Policy Analyst (Space Law & Policy) with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore. His professional experience of over twenty-five years at the ISRO includes a good blend of techno-managerial and legal aspectspertaining to satellite projects and international cooperation in outer space activities. He has been a member of the Indian delegation to Legal Sub Committee meetings of UNCOPUOS (the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space), and has participated in international consultations on the 'UNIDROIT Space Assets Protocol', a Code of Conduct for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, legal aspects of space security, legal aspects of space debris management, etc. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and member of International Institute of Space Law. Kumar Abhijeet works as Assistant Professor at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He was Linnaeus-Palme fellow to Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)...

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the Best Teacher Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2006...