November 2017
Preserving Apollo’s lunar legacy
... process by which property may be submitted for inclusion in the World Heritage List. And it relies on the concept of sovereignty, anathema to the Outer Space Treaty. State Parties to the Convention are instructed to submit properties within their...
March 2018
Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
.... Commercial operators could become key providers of sensitive but sharable data on a collective basis. Security and sovereignty The main risk is information dominance by a small number of worldwide champions or global service providers backed by the...
March 2016
Space industrialisation needs balanced legal and policy approach
...notes: “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 other means.” 18 Outer Space Treaty, Art. II. 19 The SREU Act mandates that...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... international relations. This new chapter was devised for shedding old thinking about the dominance of national sovereignty, greed for conquering new territories, and the extension of national rivalries. Its authors sought peaceful cooperation...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
... shall be free for exploration and use by all States outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means States shall not place nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... there was a well-defined acceptance by states concerning the prohibition of national appropriation of outer space and claims of sovereignty in respect of the Moon and other celestial bodies.25 It was also recognized that there was a need for...
