May 2019
Active debris removal faces legal minefield
.... She has received numerous fellowships and awards, including the World Champions Award of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition 2016. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... Prof Dr Ram S Jakhu is Associate Professor and former Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law and the Center for Research in Air and Space Law of McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is also Project Director of the MILAMOS (McGill Manual...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... of inherent, inalienable and universal rights possessed by every person Establishing the connection between IHRL and international space law provides the formal and legal basis through which the international community may introduce and uphold...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
...from a legal perspective, the deployment of such systems requires an understanding of how, inter alia, space law, environmental law and telecommunications law will apply, and what governance gaps exist. Notwithstanding these limitations, solar energy...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... Behnken familiarise themselves with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, prior to the Demo-2 flight test. Space law and health governance The United Nations space law treaties do not specifically address matters of public health. Even so, in 1959, the predecessor...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... insurance; quicker and easier licensing; and preferential access to space finance. Led by Joanne Wheeler MBE, partner in space law at Alden Legal, the project – the Earth Space Sustainability Initiative (ESSI) is now up and running and creating...
