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The Unification Of Germany And International Law, Frans Von Der Dunk, Peter H. Kooijmans
The Unification Of Germany And International Law, Frans Von Der Dunk, Peter H. Kooijmans
Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program: Faculty Publications
The process of German unification, at least as far as its international legal aspects are concerned, is almost complete now. After the first Staatsvertrag, creating as of July 1, 1990, a monetary union between the Federal Republic of Germany ("FRG") and the German Democratic Republic ("GDR"), the second Staatsvertrag uniting the two States as of October 3 legally sealed the inter-German aspects of the unification.
At the same time, the September 12 Treaty between the four former occupation powers—the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain and France—and the two former occupied German States took care of the remaining …
Pandora's Box? The Basic Legal Framework For Doing Business With A Space Station: An Inventory Of Problems, Frans G. Von Der Dunk
Pandora's Box? The Basic Legal Framework For Doing Business With A Space Station: An Inventory Of Problems, Frans G. Von Der Dunk
Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program: Faculty Publications
Considers the the commercial aspects of space stations and their legal implications.
Liability Versus Responsibility In Space Law: Misconception Or Misconstruction?, Frans Von Der Dunk
Liability Versus Responsibility In Space Law: Misconception Or Misconstruction?, Frans Von Der Dunk
Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program: Faculty Publications
The relation between the two legal notions of 'responsibility' and 'liability' in space law has never been dealt with in a comprehensive fashion. The paper sets out to do this, although the problem turns out to be too complex to really realize that goal. First it goes back to those notions as they are dealt with in general international law, where their relation has indeed been a topic for discussion and research. The notions are analyzed with three key concepts as guidelines: the indispensable criteria for each of the notions to become applicable; the role of 'due care' as a …