May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... the Moon, an action considered contrary to the well established international prohibition of property rights in space. Shortly afterwards, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates indicated they would also draft legislation regarding space mining...
September 2017
India’s dynamic ecosystem for space entrepreneurship
... to promote, for example, space resource utilisation. The latest prime movers on this front are states such as Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates which intend to offer an attractive overall framework for space resource utilisation...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
... expected to cause a degree of controversy, the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) approved the US document and in 2016, Luxembourg became the first European country to follow suit. The US ice breaker proves that clear private ownership...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
..., 2006; BA/ABJ, University of Georgia, 2002) is a post-doctoral researcher in space and communication law at the University of Luxembourg. He also serves an adjunct professor in the LLM in the Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School...
May 2019
Active debris removal faces legal minefield
...is an LL.M Candidate in Air and Space Law at McGill University and currently a Trainee at the Legal Department of SES in Luxembourg. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... assert sovereignty over or ownership of the celestial bodies themselves. This approach appears to be influencing others - Luxembourg has adopted similar legislation and the UK-based Asteroid Mining Corporation is lobbying for a UK equivalent. With...
