October 2025
The law as a last line of defence when space debris hit home
... for damages. Registration also ensures that States maintain jurisdiction and control over that space object (Art VIII Outer Space Treaty). In this case, the exposed pallet housing the batteries was registered to Japan, with JAXA...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies know colloquially as The Outer Space Treaty (OST)23 has been widely ratified by nations24 and is recognised as providing...
November 2017
Preserving Apollo’s lunar legacy
... be submitted for inclusion in the World Heritage List. And it relies on the concept of sovereignty, anathema to the Outer Space Treaty. State Parties to the Convention are instructed to submit properties within their territory. But the Moon is the...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... that idealistic but unrealistic proposals for a number of new space treaties and a dramatic new regulatory space regime would not be helpful to today’s space challenges. The objectives of the Global Space Governance study are to identify today’s new...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
...operating the invaded facility is also required to be authorised by its state of nationality. From the perspective of the Outer Space Treaty, an invasion against the authorised facilities of a company is the same as an attack on the authorising state...
May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
... its environmental and ethical dimensions. He also critiques the inadequacies of existing space treaties, such as the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which lacks clear enforcement mechanisms to prevent the monopolisation of celestial resources. Instead...
