April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
...bodies. Outer space is not explicitly included in this “peaceful purposes” directive, which some may interpret as providing legal authority for the new military branch. Article IV recognises that there is a difference between ‘peaceful’ and ‘military...
July 2019
Luxembourg’s space legislation
...Luxembourg without authorisation. One law to specifically regulate space resource activities was adopted in 2017; another, to provide a legal framework for all other space programmes, has been discussed in parliament since June 2018. Mahulena Hofmann...
October 2025
The law as a last line of defence when space debris hit home
...Establishing liability The fundamental question asked by the claimant’s legal team is whether NASA should be held liable for ...legitimately asked about the responsibility of NASA and its legal liability. International law Damage done by space objects ...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
...and operation of SBS imply diverse technical challenges in terms of cost and the technology utilised. In addition, from a legal perspective, the deployment of such systems requires an understanding of how, inter alia, space law, environmental law and...
September 2016
URBOCOP: saving planet Earth
...which I term ‘astropolitics’, something which would need to encompass not just major aspects of international relationships but legal matters on a much more human scale, including, for example, defining who would be responsible for trying, convicting...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
.... It is therefore understandable that finding common grounds and similar mind sets between the diplomatic, political and legal nature of COPUOS with economics, business and industry related ambitions of private and commercial space community is not...
