July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
...other international agreements”. Given the above, a brief overview of space law may be useful to see how and whether the world can ... IX of the Outer Space Treaty”. Under a later space law treaty, the Rescue and Return Agreement, States are obliged to...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
...policy aims to provide a commercial framework under international law for companies to own the resources they mine and ...says, is not against mining per se. Aviation and maritime law Aviation law only talks of sovereignty over the airspace of a nation ...
October 2020
Morality, rights and responsibilities in space
... shared set of values – not necessarily on enforceable rules and laws. It is calculated that the iron in asteroid 16 Psyche, one...or political tools of coercion that are the basis of Earth law. To be effective, any shared set of agreements and values...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
..., but as we move to other non-Earth landscapes. As technology evolves, so should our legal systems, and rights of nature law will allow trustees to act in the best interest of nature. About the authors Dr Alice Gorman is an internationally recognised...
08 March 2022
Space law project receives significant boost
... as the go-to resource for authoritative, peer-reviewed and reliable online resource on key subject matters of international space law. Since its launch, MESIL has already attracted significant support from renowned members of the international space...
May 2019
Wake-up call for debris creation in geostationary orbit
In 2017 two incidents occurred which undeniably produced significant debris. The incidents were undeniable because both events were caught on video by a US company called ExoAnalytic Solutions Inc. It proved a watershed year for geostationary orbit ...
