Space Passenger Liability
- Paper number
IAC-05-E6.3.04
- Author
Mr. Stefan Kaiser, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Germany
- Coauthor
Dr. Martha Mejia-Kaiser, Independent Researcher, Germany
- Year
2005
- Abstract
With the Commercial Space Launch Amendment Act of 2004, US legislation has started to establish rules on the liability of space flight participants. This paper will compare these rules with the history of air law liability regimes. The public, as innocent bystander on the ground or as passenger on board, has a need to be protected against risks. Any resulting liability and insurance regime reflects not only risks, but also legal traditions. In this context, it needs to be seen if emerging national regimes can be the seeds for international regulation, or if future international rules will have to pursue another path.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
IAC-05-E6.3.04.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).
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