Because of the enormous capacity of nuclear energy, this force is beneficially employed in many different ways. Among these applications, power generation for electricity and propulsion is most important. As the uses of these materials increase, so does the number of transactions, especially among nations. To preserve energy and to save time and money, certain radioactive materials are transported by air and as nuclear activity advances, so will the number of air carriages. To provide for economic and distant space travel, experiments have been undertaken to develop nuclear power propulsion in flight instrumentalities, both in spacecraft and aircraft, in order to overcome the difficulties of chemical fuels. Because of the ultrahazardous nature of the materials and the potential catastrophic damage involved, attention has been given to the question of liability. [...]

The course on which this study embarks is largely uncharted by positive law. Although man's technical achievements in outer space already stand as monumental guideposts to scientists, the framers devoted to founding the legal regime are only beginning to formulate the structure through which law and order can be effected in this new region. It is, I believe, wise and commendable that the policy making bodies of the world have not been driven by a modern cry for progress in space law and have not set about solving with a sense of urgency imaginary problems based on prophecies of disputes and conflicts in the unexplored, unorganized, and unpopulated region of outer space. The law has kept pace with the needs of society. Legal vacuums have not occurred because of the evolution of the common law and the law of nations was based on the customs and usages of the participants in the particular community concerned. Substantially the same condition and evolution can be expected in the development of space law. [...]

From its beginnings, and by its very nature, civil aviation has been interrelated with fundamental issues of national concern and with international relations of States in general. Hence, a study of the evolution of Germany's international civil aviation policies presupposes a thorough understanding of the basic interests nations have in the operations of international airlines. [...]

The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility of developing a legal order in space through the technique of an international organization. The motivation for this study springs from the words of the United Nations General Assembly in that body's desire "to avoid the extension of present national rivalries into this new field" which holds the promise of unique benefits for all mankind. In this sense, it is a study of the strategy of interdependence in the space age. [...]

[...] [P]art I of this study deals with a purely juristic discussion about public control of air transport. Points dealt with in part I are reviewed in part II in the light of national legislations. This approach will allow us not only to draw conclusions regarding air transport policy and control of airline operation and management, but also to analyse to what extent the existing situation is the best. [...]

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