October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... mankind”. This framing is important. Though the ethical obligation to use space to benefit the human population is a soft legal obligation, it has been used to help create a multilateral and cooperative security environment in outer space. While the...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
... minerals but proposes a modus which would allow a fair and satisfying use of space resources. If we follow current legal framework, we encounter an imperative ‘non-appropriation” principle, as well as the principle for using outer space for peaceful...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... accomplishment but also on a certain and stable legal environment The legal sub-committee of the UN Committee on the Peaceful...represents a new dawn for those looking at the legal framework governing human space activity. About the author Christopher...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... dialogue This wish was realised with the 2017 proposal of ‘Agenda Item 15: General exchange of views on potential legal models for activities in exploration, exploitation and utilization of space resources’, for discussion at the 57th session of the...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
...orbits. Despite these urgent and pressing issues, the international community has been unable to agree on binding legal commitments to halt the generation of or to significantly reduce the ever-increasing amount of space debris. This course of action...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
.... While the exact details of this legislation are unknown at this time, it is certain that it will be supportive of the legal right to access, possess, use, transport and sell space resources, as the policy is part of a broader initiative designed...
