... rather than an empowering force. But this book on issues of space law and policy is about as practical as a tome on legislation and process... volume. As one has come to expect from space law books, there is precious little in the way of illustration...
...of being appropriated; at the same time, the law stresses that the operations must be carried out solely...Vesta, the largest in the solar system). According to the 2017 Law, no space resources mission can be performed without a written authorisation ...
... to obtain, transport, own, sell and use the resources, all tempered only by reference to ‘applicable’ law - including US domestic and international law. [14] This section is the crux of the Act, giving property rights to space mining operators that...
... and certainly would not be defensible as meeting the Article VI obligations of the United States under international space law. The second area the US legislation failed to address is the concept of ‘non-interference’ contained in the OST, Article...
...if a German were to commit a crime against an Italian astronaut in a module that was registered to Russia, then German criminal law would be engaged and Germany would have responsibility for criminal jurisdiction. Article 22 (2) then provides for the...
... orbit or on the Moon or other celestial bodies. The law of outer space has successfully prevented the expansion of armed conflict...peaceably, on Earth, and by the rule of law. US space law pioneer Eileen Galloway wisely observed that the maintenance ...