This work investigates the permissibility and viability of property rights on the celestial bodies, particularly the extraterrestrial aspects of land and mineral resources ownership. In lay terms, it aims to find an answer to the question "Who owns the Moon?"

Written by a specialist in the field Investigates the permissibility and viability of property rights on the celestial bodies, particularly the extraterrestrial aspects of land and mineral resources ownership Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Virgiliu Pop is a researcher at the Romanian Space Agency and is one of world's specialists in the area of space property rights. A member of the International Institute of Space Law, Virgiliu has authored several acclaimed papers in the field of space law and policy, and was interviewed by prestigious media outlets as diverse as New Scientist, Space.com/MSNBC, The Space Show, La Tercera (Chile), Ta Nea (Greece), Geo Magazine (Germany) and several publications in his native Romania.

Inhalt
Is the Moon for Sale?.- The Sources of Landed Property Rights in Outer Space.- The Object of Landed Property Rights in Outer Space.- The Relationship Between Property and Sovereignty in Outer Space.- The Commons Regime: Everybody's and Nobody's.- Homesteading the Final Frontier.- The Common Heritage of Mankind: Reaping Without Sowing.- Property Status of Extraterrestrial Samples and Extracted Resources.- Conclusion.