Notes de l'Ifri - The Moon, a Common Heritage of Mankind? How to Exploit Lunar Resources within the Framework of International Law Note de l'Ifri, December, 2006.

In the light of Nasa's project of a Return to the Moon, Sabine Akbar addresses the legal debates surrounding the future scientific and commercial exploitation of Lunar ressources.

Sabine Akbar is a Research Associate at the Institut de Droit de l'Espace et des Télécommunications (IDEST) of the Jean Monnet Law Faculty (University Paris Sud-11). She initially wrote this policy paper as an academic dissertation under the supervision of Pr. Philippe Achilléas.

This document is published in French: La lune, patrimoine commun de l'humanité ? Comment exploiter les ressources lunaires dans le respect du droit international [1]