04 February 2018
The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Outer Space Activities
... lunar water resources in the offing, a book on the legal aspects of property is timely. The subject of who owns ...paradigm is shifting towards private industry. This is clearly a legal text - as indicated by its formal style, voluminous footnotes and...
14 March 2021
Advanced Introduction to Space Law
... as somewhat turgid and repetitive treatises for the legally-educated cognoscenti. However, the Elgar ‘Advanced Introduction...international law “exclusively and comprehensively space”. Given that legal issues are often decided on a parochial basis, ...
March 2015
Russia and safe space initiatives
...of the key objectives of Russian diplomacy. The current legal framework in this sphere does not guarantee secure space,...major space capabilities would greatly advance the cause of a legally binding ban. Further efforts to spread this pledge across the...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
...” use. Lengthy licensing procedures and a poorly developed legal base are other major problems that stall the development ... materials. Lengthy licensing procedures and a poorly developed legal base are other major problems that stall the development...
February 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
...’. Both UK Department for Transport (DfT) and CAA legal experts classify spaceplanes as ‘aircraft’, meaning that the existing... While all these steps would make it possible in legal and regulatory terms for commercial spaceplane operations to take ...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
...the most advanced one, might run into numerous legal, regulatory, political, economic and strategic barriers. ... considering a more specific international treaty (or other form of legal regime) that would be developed by the most interested space...
