July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... the OST, no space-faring nations have ratified the treaty and only 18 nations are parties to it. Under international law, this is not completely fatal to a treaty, as a treaty’s provisions may become binding as ‘customary...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
...a large conventional power station. About the authors Anne-Sophie Martin is a visiting researcher in International Law and Space Law, Institute for International Legal Studies of the National Research Council (ISGI-CNR), Rome, Italy. She received her...
08 March 2022
Space law project receives significant boost
... with experience of over several decades in pioneering research in air and space law and in managing the multi-year projects, such as the McGill Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space (MILAMOS) that is soon coming...
January 2018
NASA’s space police wield full force of law
...firm. He is a seasoned civil and criminal defence litigator, with an LL.M in space law and is currently co-chair of the Space Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law. The views expressed in this article are those of the author...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... are directly responsible for acts of its private actors under international space law. The Outer Space Treaty (Article III) also states that general international law is applicable to outer space. Reading Article VI harmoniously with Article III...
September 2018
Debris or not debris - is that the question?
... the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and the Institute for International Law at the University of Leuven, and the Faculty of Law at the University of Hasselt, in Belgium. His research seeks to identify important constitutive legal aspects...
