October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... the core obstacles to developing this area of the law. The limitations are linked to state concern for sovereignty. States are reluctant to deploy legal mechanisms of verification that place them at risk of enforcement actions from other...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
...“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.” No country, whether acting in the capacity of a state or through its...
May 2020
Protecting areas of scientific importance on the Moon
... of scientific importance. The present ratified treaties, most notably the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, forbid any sovereignty claims over any area of the Moon. This means that any individual or organisation can exploit lunar...
October 2020
Morality, rights and responsibilities in space
... history. The Declaration recognises and strongly declares and supports the rights and essential elements of the sovereignty of individuals as one of the essential tenets of human civilisation. Unfortunately, due to that same terrestrial web...
September 2023
Space sustainability and the global commons
... Space Treaty says that space is the province of all mankind and is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means but it leaves it to the Moon Agreement to set out an International...
April 2025
Maximising returns to Earth - the infinite potential of space
... you this, because people here feel that they’re powerless… let’s start demanding stuff, reclaim your sovereignty, recognise that you have choices.” But he warned that “if we lose space, we can’t achieve Earth sustainability,” since...
