March 2016
Space debris conundrum for international law makers
... binding regulations which could unfairly limit their legitimate expansion into outer space while not yet having contributed directly to the space debris problem The 1967 Outer Space Treaty, ratified by 104 States, is still highly relevant today and...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
...] there is a need to consolidate and reinforce that regime and enhance its effectiveness’. Signing ceremony for the Outer Space Treaty in 1967. The resolution goes on to stress the need for ‘further measures’ and for states ‘to refrain from...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
... mankind. The current body of space law places the exploitation of natural resources from space in a grey zone. Although Article II of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) clearly forbids “appropriation” by stating that “Outer Space, including the Moon and...
May 2020
An ethical code for living in space
... by academic institutions in their member countries. Important early results were the Outer Space Treaty (OST) of 1967, incorporating the concept of the ‘Peaceful Use of Outer Space’ and the proposal against the placement of nuclear weapons or other...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... and expand this legal regime that has led to a situation that such an important and forward-looking treaty as the Outer Space Treaty is facing challenges to its foundational principles. Given the general despair with regard to the strength and...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
...helpful. There are at present five such treaties governing space: The Outer Space Treaty (OST) 1967 - the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies...
