... context of the Management and Sustainability of Outer Space Activities was ratified in May 2024. The end of law results in the law of the jungle, a state of affairs in which some gain absolute freedom while the freedom of others is significantly...
... ‘peaceful purposes’ doctrine in its Article IV is a long-redundant argument in practical terms, and the role that international law can play now centres on the risks and uncertainties associated with the trending ‘weaponisation’ of space. Following...
... or their nationals for damage caused by a space object of the launching State. Compliance with these international space law principles is imperative not only to maintain international peace and security but also to encourage and enhance activities...
... bodies, and thus, no state can enact laws regulating such exploitation Prescriptive, judicative and enforcement jurisdiction...), or the Deep Seabed solution of Article 136 of the Law of the Sea Convention which allows exploitation in the deep seabed...
... No country can claim any land in space. Everything in space counts as international ‘waters Thus, the existing international law gives no answer to the most important question raised under the conditions of space commercialisation: how to ensure the...
... However, this definition, intuitive as it may be, cannot easily be construed into an international legal definition. The existing space law treaties simply do not mention ‘space debris’ anywhere. The closest related, applicable and rather vague term...