... far more familiar solution, is to adopt a ‘spatialist’ approach by choosing a specific altitude as the point where air law ends and space law begins. The second, competing idea is to consider the purpose or intention of a craft at the material time...
... be resolved peaceably, on Earth, and by the rule of law. US space law pioneer Eileen Galloway wisely observed that the maintenance of outer space for peaceful purposes was a tangible benefit of space law. Known orbit planes of Fengyun-1C debris one...
...debris may be partially sought in the introduction of some kind of legal criterion of non-functionality into space law to differentiate between valuable space objects and simple debris. The proverbial fly in the ointment is who can - or must - decide...
... practice for more than 20 years. Focused on the relationship between law and emerging and evolving technologies, she is currently pursuing an LLM in Air and Space Law at McGill University. Roy Balleste is a member of the Advisory Council of For...
... Parties and with concurrence of the majority. About the author Upasana Dasgupta is a PhD candidate in law at the Faculty of Law and the Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University. Her doctoral thesis deals with preventing collisions in outer...
... should not be afforded the same protection as the provision of global internet services. Yet the extant space law position is clear: if the mission is for peaceful purposes and authorised by a national regulatory, then it is permitted. It is likely...