20 October 2016
Asgardia: The New Space Nation
...US came up with federal law amendments to allow appropriation and legal mining on asteroids. As of 2016, one is wiser in...time there exists the counter argument that a vast body of legal literature as also institutions to draw upon and address these ...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... man-made attacks or threats against space assets. The legal basis for this situation lies in the 1967 Outer Space...abstentions and no opposing votes) has long affirmed that ‘the legal regime applicable to outer space by itself does not guarantee the...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... University in Montreal, Canada, Prof Barry Kellman had observed, “Space is a mess. It is a physical mess [and]... is also a legal mess.” Technology, be it nuclear, space systems or anything else, is important for the well-being of humanity. However...
May 2018
Satellite data helps combat illegal shark fishing
... satellites now play a key role in policing the oceans and supporting legal actions. After the capture of the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999, the... vessel activities from the satellite data and their legal compliance, analysts first check that the vessels are...
February 2020
Debunking the myths on space patents
... of invention. A patent of invention is a legal mechanism of protection that grants exclusive rights to the...order to protect his intellectual property in a world with no legal protection for intellectual assets, he kept the invention to himself, ...
October 2020
Morality, rights and responsibilities in space
... down, and all are stuck trying to re-interpret legal and policy frameworks designed for another era, almost literally...owned by no one, and in its purest form as yet the legal domain of none, space requires a unique new approach regarding the rights...
