August 2020
Interplanetary spaceflight and restorative justice
... Agreement, Article 22). If such an incident were to occur during a mission to Mars, return to Earth to be dealt with by a terrestrial criminal justice system is clearly not an immediate option. It could still occur months later, but the friction...
June 2022
Pandemic parallels
...PhD candidate at Northumbria Law School within Northumbria University. Her research investigates the development of a framework for criminal justice in space with a focus on embedding responsible research ethics within long-duration space flight. She...
August 2016
High-resolution Earth observation data is changing the character of war
... only governments and large corporations in the Middle East, but also to individuals and small organisations – including criminal organisations and terrorist groups. ‘Spacepower’ is the ability in peace, crisis and war to exert influence in, to and...
November 2017
Advancing maritime intelligence with real-time satellite AIS
... areas where S-AIS is already helping to turn the tide and enable maritime security forces to focus on organised criminals, terrorists and ever-present strategic threats. The addition of real-time updates creates enhanced watch floor...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... would not survive the legal ramifications that would ensue, and the individuals in management could be subject to criminal liability in their personal capacity. Bases or even colonies may become established on the Moon but Article IV of the...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... relating to airspace and a whole web of provisions including civil law liability frameworks, managing hijacking and criminality and responsibility for passenger safety. A specialised agency of the United Nations, the International Civil Aviation...
