May 2018
Why national space laws on the exploitation of resources of celestial bodies contradict international law
... important concept. For international space law the prohibition of the exercise of state jurisdiction as an element of territorial sovereignty in Article II Outer Space Treaty means that states may not exercise exclusive jurisdiction over outer space...
September 2024
Space nation issues declaration of independence
... growth - Asgardia should definitely be among the 12 largest economies of our common planet.” After receiving recognition of sovereignty from several planet Earth states, the Space Nation says it will be able to establish a fully-fledged citizenship...
November 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
... made by the Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) formed under the Chicago Convention of 1944. Although sovereignty over the airspace of a country was granted under the convention, airspace over the high seas remains...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... to have been two-fold: to create jobs in Luxembourg and to continue to accentuate its brand as a pioneering, forward-looking sovereignty that helped launch the global satellite industry. But short of a sovereign nation, time frames for financial...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
... “Outer Space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any means”, other provisions of the OST, especially Article I, stipulate that “Outer...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... potential use of HAPS vehicles in defence of territorial sovereignty and space-based systems estimated to be worth around ...markedly different purposes: air law recognises national sovereignty over airspace and potential private proprietary interests...
