August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... Gorove, S. (1991), Draft Convention on Manned Space Flight, German Journal of Air and Space Law p.3-8 10 Abeyratne, R. (2004), Space Tourism - Parallel Synergies between Air and Space Law? German Journal of Air and Space Law p.184-202 11 Abeyratne...
January 2018
NASA’s space police wield full force of law
...firm. He is a seasoned civil and criminal defence litigator, with an LL.M in space law and is currently co-chair of the Space Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law. The views expressed in this article are those of the author...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... far more familiar solution, is to adopt a ‘spatialist’ approach by choosing a specific altitude as the point where air law ends and space law begins. The second, competing idea is to consider the purpose or intention of a craft at the material time...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... be resolved peaceably, on Earth, and by the rule of law. US space law pioneer Eileen Galloway wisely observed that the maintenance of outer space for peaceful purposes was a tangible benefit of space law. Known orbit planes of Fengyun-1C debris one...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... risk faced by the commercial players Both the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) - the primary international professional society for attorneys in the space sector - and European Union (EU) officials have issued statements indicating...
March 2016
Space debris conundrum for international law makers
...debris may be partially sought in the introduction of some kind of legal criterion of non-functionality into space law to differentiate between valuable space objects and simple debris. The proverbial fly in the ointment is who can - or must - decide...
