August 2016
National legislation provides incentives for private business
.... In general, ‘forum shopping’ behaviour may not be caused by differences in national space laws, as more important fields of law (such as corporate law and tax law) are a greater driver in the decision-making process of where to establish a company...
October 2025
The law as a last line of defence when space debris hit home
...areas where the law is silent and suggesting what can be done in the future to make both the law and the process more ... She completed her PhD on the intersection of international law and international relations in respect of the governance of low ...
March 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
... the United States. In February this year the government of Luxembourg announced an initiative to establish domestic laws and regulations to facilitate asteroid mining. [3] The announcement further signalled that Luxembourg was interested in directly...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
...52482-8. About the authors Prof Dr Ram S Jakhu is Full Professor and former Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law and the Center for Research in Air and Space Law of McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is also Project Director of the...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
...Outer Space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration and use by all States without discrimination of any kind, on a basis of equality and in accordance with international law, and there shall be free access to all...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... to stagnation. On the one hand, the understandable emphasis of private companies on product development and capability has tended to reduce law and regulation to an area of incidental concern. On the other, regulators risk lagging behind developing...
