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UNINA9910493673103321 |
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Autore |
Stubbe Peter (Jurist) |
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State accountability for space debris : a legal study of responsibility for polluting the space environment and liability for damage caused by space debris / / by Peter Stubbe |
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Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2018 |
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©2018 |
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1 online resource (552 pages) : illustrations |
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Studies in Space Law, , 1871-7659 ; ; Volume 12 |
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Space debris - Law and legislation |
Space law |
Jus cogens (International law) |
Government accountability |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Space Debris Environment -- Chapter 2: The Applicable Accountability Law: Responsibility and Liability Distinguished -- Chapter 3: Obligations of Space Debris Mitigation -- Chapter 4: The Elements of State Responsibility and Space Debris -- Chapter 5: The Elements of State Liability and Space Debris -- Chapter 6: Study Results and Perspectives on Further Regulation -- Conclusion -- Annex: Regulatory Proposal for a Space Sustainability Convention. |
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In State Accountability for Space Debris Peter Stubbe examines the legal consequences of space debris pollution which, he argues, is a global environmental concern. The study finds that the customary ‘no harm’ rule and Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty obligate States to prevent the generation of debris and that the international community as a whole has a legitimate interest in their compliance. A breach of these obligations entails the responsibility of a State and compensation must be provided for damage caused by space debris. The author treats |
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responsibility and liability separately and thoroughly scrutinizes both legal regimes with the help of common analytical elements. Finally, Peter Stubbe argues that a comprehensive traffic management system is required so as to ensure the safe and sustainable use of outer space. |
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UNINA9910346854303321 |
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Autore |
Qualls Robert G |
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Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling in Forest Soils / Robert G. Qualls |
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MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
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Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2019 |
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1 electronic resource (238 p.) |
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The majority of carbon stored in the soils of the world is stored in forests. The refractory nature of some portions of forest soil organic matter also provides the slow, gradual release of organic nitrogen and phosphorus to sustain long term forest productivity. Contemporary and future disturbances, such as climatic warming, deforestation, short rotation sylviculture, the invasion of exotic species, and fire, all place strains on the integrity of this homeostatic system of C, N, and P cycling. On the other hand, the CO2 fertilization effect may partially offset losses of soil organic matter, but many have questioned the ability of N and P stocks to sustain the CO2 fertilization effect. Despite many advances in the understanding of C, N, and P cycling in forest soils, many questions remain. For example, no complete inventory of the myriad structural formulae of soil organic N and P has ever been made. The factors that cause the resistance of soil organic matter to |
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mineralization are still hotly debated. Is it possible to "engineer" forest soil organic matter so that it sequesters even more C? The role of microbial species diversity in forest C, N, and P cycling is poorly understood. The difficulty in measuring the contribution of roots to soil organic C, N, and P makes its contribution uncertain. Finally, global differences in climate, soils, and species make the extrapolation of any one important study difficult to extrapolate to forest soils worldwide. |
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