Mississippi College School of Law MC Law Digital Commons Journal Articles Faculty Publications 2002 Note, When Wishing on a Star Just Won’t Do: The Legal Basis for International Cooperation in the Mitigation of Asteroid Impacts and Similar Transboundary Disasters Evan R. Seamone Mississippi College School of Law,
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[email protected]. When Wishing on a StarJust Won't Do: The Legal Basis for International Cooperation in the Mitigation of Asteroid Impacts and Similar Transboundary Disasters Evan R. Seamon I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 1093 II. THE SERIOUS THREAT OF EARTH COLUSIONS WITH SPACE BODIES .. 1.101 A. REASONS FOR CONCERN OVER THE DANGERS POSED BYEARTH M PACTS ....................................................................................... 1101 B. FAILURES IN THE DEvFLOPMENTOFEARTH IMPACT MITIGATION PROTOCOLS .................................................................................. 1105 III. OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO MITIGATION EFFORTS .............................. 1108 A. ABAND