DE LA EXTRACCIÓN Y EXPLOTACIÓN DE RECURSOS NATURALES EN EL ESPACIO ULTRATERRESTRE, LA LUNA Y LOS CUERPOS CELESTES. UNA REGULACIÓN JURÍDICA.

This paper analyzes the flaws present in article 11 of the 1979 Moon Treaty, which imply a number of legal loopholes that compromise the basic principles of space law, hindering the development of scientific and economic activities in outer space. It aims to contribute new legal alternatives able of circumvent the current legislative omissions that regulate outer space resource extraction, preventing international conflicts, and providing the legal certainty required to boost research and investment in outer space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]