By treaty, space resources are categorized as the common property of humanity. The public interest appears to exclude private ownership. However, part of the space governance movement is a plan for private ownership of equitable estates in space resources. The common law model is revisited and the historical analogy is made. Real property is distinguished from personal property; space resources are distinguished from space objects; and public interests are separated from private property. Common law possessory estates with limited life are recommended.


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    Title :

    Private Property in Space Resources


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Eighth International Conference on Engineering, Construction, Operation, and Business In Space; Fifth International Conference and Exposition and Demonstration on Robotics for Challenging Situations and Environments ; 2002 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2002-06-07




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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