May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
We use the term satellites every day, but what does this word really mean? The first use of the term satellites goes back to the discovery of the telescope and Galileo’s discovery of the moons of Jupiter. He needed a name to describe these small ...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
...been augmented with various other international treaties [12] and would seem to offer a ready-made solution to the regulation of space tourism. There are, however, difficulties with simply transposing this to space activity. The nature of sovereignty...
August 2016
National legislation provides incentives for private business
...designed to fit within and be a part of the surrounding desert landscape. Private firms could see non-regulation of space activities (or certain parts of a space activity) as beneficial as it may lower administrative, technical, and financial burdens...
June 2015
Drone regulation in the European Union amid a thriving market
.... The starting step is the definition of a proposed concept of operations,22 which sets the baseline for the subsequent regulation. The operations are categorised into a comprehensive regulatory umbrella covering all RPAS uses and services. The...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
...uncertainties and potential risks often result from attempting to regulate for the ‘unknown’. It is clear that the...transparency and confidence-building measures’) approach to space regulation may take on an increasing relevance by providing ...
February 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
... States. In February this year the government of Luxembourg announced an initiative to establish domestic laws and regulations to facilitate asteroid mining. [3] The announcement further signalled that Luxembourg was interested in directly investing...
