The legal control of nuclear power sources (NPS) regulates the use of an advanced technology necessary for the exploration of outer space but which nevertheless presents potential hazards. The legal control of the use of NPS results from international space conventions and, since 1992, from the Principles Relevant to the Use of NPS and established preventive and emergency measures, and a liability and compensation regime. Several areas call for improvement to increase efficiency and comprehensiveness of the control. Proposals for revision encompass reinforcing the 1992 Principles (scope, applicability, binding force etc.). Other proposals want to integrate to the existing regime the principles elaborated for terrestrial applications of nuclear energy. It is also broadly recognized that an efficient control must take into consideration the space debris issue. Modalities of the revisions proposed as well as their potential framework vary as opinions differ as to the extend of the revision to be conducted.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.29794 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Rossi y Costa, Béatrice. |
| Contributors | Milde, Michael (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Laws (Institute of Air and Space Law.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001652382, proquestno: MQ50961, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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