Decoding the international code of conduct for outer space activities / Ajey Lele, ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Space code of conduct: inadequate mechanism / Ajey Lel. -- Space code of conduct: inadequate mechanism : a response / Michael Krepon -- Deliberating the space code of conduct, Ajey Lele -- Europe's space diplomacy initiative: the international code of conduct / Jana Robinson -- Origins of and rationale for a space code of conduct / Michael Krepon. -- Transparency and confidence-building measures for space security / Ram S. Jakhu. -- PPWT: an overview / Gunjan Singh -- Space treaty mechanisms. / Munish Sharma -- Outer space : multilateral mechanisms / Munish Sharma. -- Is there a need for a code of conduct for outer space activities? / Bhupendra Jasani -- Space code of conduct: what is at stake? / Isabelle Sourbés-Verger -- Treaty vs resolution / Armel Kerrest -- Why states should sign the code of conduct for outer space activities? / Stefan A. Kaiser -- Japan, space security and code of conduct / Kazuto Suzuki. -- EU Code of Conduct on Activities in Outer Space : issues that matter / Jessica Los Banos -- Space code of conduct: right step forward although not perfect / Park Won-hwa -- EU Draft Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities : space debris and liability convention / Doo Hwan Kim. -- Securing space : will code of conduct discussion help? / Brett Biddington -- International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities : an important stepping stone / Cesar Jaramillo -- Russian approaches towards ensuring security in space / Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation -- The future of the International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities : from mission impossible to mission sustainable? / Li Juqian -- CoC : need for a holistic approach / Ciro Arévalo Yepes -- The international normative system and a code of conduct for outer space activities / Tare Brisibe. -- Space code of conduct: need to re-analyse / Zahid Imrez -- ICoC : need of the hour / Victoria Samson -- Supporting an International Code of Conduct for Space / Joan Johnson-Freese. -- The code of conduct: a useful first step / James Clay Moltz -- International code of conduct for outer space : an industry perspective / K. R. Sridhara Murthi -- International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities / Ranjana Kaul and V. Siddhartha -- Space code of conduct : an Indian perspective / Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan -- Should India conduct an ASAT test now? / Ajey Lele.