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International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States: a Space Law Textbook
International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States provides helpful practice tips for representing clients and doing business in today's commercial space industry, as well as important coverage of the essentials of Space Law. Each chapter explores a nuanced space law issue and concludes with review questions. Co-authored by Steve Mirmina, this book is valuable for students of Space Law as well as practitioners.
Elgar Encyclopedia of Space Policy and Governance (authored one chapter)
This Encyclopedia explores the dynamic fields of space policy and governance. Authored by over 50 scholars and practitioners from across the globe, it delves into the key concepts, governing bodies, and challenges involved in regulating the space sector. Mirmina authored chapter three on the Artemis Accords.
Elgar Encyclopedia of Space Law (contributed one chapter)
Providing a comprehensive and timely overview of the evolving landscape of space law, this Encyclopedia emphasizes the importance of international collaboration in maintaining outer space as a peaceful domain.
The Time is Always Right to do What is Right
In the Foreword to the Georgetown Journal of International Law (Spring 2020), Steve Mirmina provides some examples illustrating the differences between doing what is legal in space exploration versus doing what is right.
Steve Mirmina
Before founding Planetary Solutions, PLLC, Steve Mirmina practiced International Space Law for more than 25 years in the NASA Office of the General Counsel. Before joining NASA, he worked for several years as an Associate at two well respected DC law firms practicing Aviation Law.
Steve has been teaching Space Law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC since 2011. He has also taught Space Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Vanderbilt Law School, and has been a Visiting Faculty Member at Yale Law School on three different occasions.
Most notably, Steve’s textbook on Space Law (co-author) is used at law schools across the country and internationally. Steve’s primary area of legal scholarship involves preserving the environment of outer space for the use of future generations. He has spoken and written extensively on the subject, and he has published more than a dozen peer reviewed articles, including in the American Journal of International Law, the Chicago Journal of International Law, as well as various publications of the American Bar Association, Harvard Law Review, and Journal of Air Law and Commerce.
Steve Mirmina received his first LL.M. degree with honors from Leiden University Faculty of Law in the Netherlands, and his second LL.M. with honors from Georgetown Law. He received his J.D. with honors from the University of Connecticut. Outside of work, Steve enjoys Argentine Tango dancing and scuba diving (but not at the same time).
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International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States: a Space Law Textbook
International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States provides helpful practice tips for representing clients and doing business in today's commercial space industry, as well as important coverage of the essentials of Space Law. Each chapter explores a nuanced space law issue and concludes with review questions. Co-authored by Steve Mirmina, this book is valuable for students of Space Law as well as practitioners.
Elgar Encyclopedia of Space Policy and Governance (authored one chapter)
This Encyclopedia explores the dynamic fields of space policy and governance. Authored by over 50 scholars and practitioners from across the globe, it delves into the key concepts, governing bodies, and challenges involved in regulating the space sector. Mirmina authored chapter three on the Artemis Accords.
Elgar Encyclopedia of Space Law (contributed one chapter)
Providing a comprehensive and timely overview of the evolving landscape of space law, this Encyclopedia emphasizes the importance of international collaboration in maintaining outer space as a peaceful domain.
The Time is Always Right to do What is Right
In the Foreword to the Georgetown Journal of International Law (Spring 2020), Steve Mirmina provides some examples illustrating the differences between doing what is legal in space exploration versus doing what is right.
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