November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
...framework that their influence will extend to the use of space by States. By way of background, the Outer Space Treaty 1967 (OST) constitutes the central instrument of the international space law framework. The central aim of Article I, regarding the...
20 May 2022
Outer Space - future for humankind issues of law and policy
...and development. A key aspect that comes to the fore in any contemporary writing on space law is the fact that existing space law – as enshrined in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and its offshoots – is not directly applicable to many of today’s promised...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... realistic and obtainable possible courses of action, through such means as: Looking to ‘new model’ national space laws (such as the French Operations Space Act and its mandated observance of the 25 year de-orbit rule) Examining codes of conduct and...
August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
... the United Nations and other international forums to discuss the relationship between their respective domestic laws. For years the space law community debated whether the OST permitted a private company to own resources it obtained from an asteroid...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
.... About the authors Prof Dr Ram S. Jakhu is the Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law and the Centre for Research in Air and Space Law of McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He possesses professional experience of over 30 years in the field...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
...and is increasingly worth considering, is for insurers to salvage the satellites. Though salvage is problematic under space law, under space insurance it functions according to the explicit terms of the policy. Technical possibilities in that respect...
