August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... coming from traditional, black-letter law on this issue. The OST will not, and arguably should not, be updated to include...to continue to engage in constructive dialogue. Focusing on the OST’s principle that outer space should remain the “province of ...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... question whether the US law violates the Outer Space Treaty (OST), the document which represents the primary source of international law... of how the US Act relates to Article II of the OST is not the primary focus of this article, the discussion does...
March 2016
Future space is challenge for international law
... adopted in the 1960s and 1970s. Article VI of the OST only imposes on states parties to the Treaty ‘international responsibility for...that the Moon Agreement is not as popular as the OST and the other space treaties. Consequently its provisions are ...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... upset the international legal order The Outer Space Treaty (OST) of 1967 is the primary statement of international law ... may become established on the Moon but Article IV of the OST prohibits troops from being stationed, as a military fighting force,...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... by COPUOS in 2017 is important as an indication of the role of the COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy in the compliance of the OST. Major moons of our solar system. COSPAR’s Planetary Protection Policy is based on two rationales: 1. Ensure that the...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
... regard to the corresponding interests of all other States. In addition, according to Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty (OST), States are internationally responsible for national activities in outer space. Among other consequences, this means that...
