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...
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...
June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
... programmes moves forward, it could give birth to new principles and concepts of international space law and perhaps even new space conventions. The first steps to improve space law and regulatory frameworks relate, however, to the need to cope with...
September 2019
Space cybersecurity - why we mustn’t forget the basics
... through low-cost launch, relaxation of restrictive laws and a substantial political desire not seen since the...Think about all the additional code that must support these laws. Is it all good and secure code? An example of this asymmetry can be seen...
