The Future of Outer Space Law

This book identifies and discusses problems and opportunities for the future theory and practice of outer space law. This book is both practical and theoretical in scope. It will be of interest to academics, researchers and students and will be useful to international organisations, diplomats and other government officials and policymakers.

Autorentext

Anna Marie Brennan is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Politics, and Philosophy at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her teaching and research interests address international criminal law, human rights law, international humanitarian law, and outer space law. She was previously a lecturer in law at the University of Liverpool in United Kingdom and at University College Cork in Ireland. In 2023, she was the Acting Dean of Te Piringa Faculty of Law and is currently the New Zealand Chair of the AI and Space Law Society.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: The Future of Outer Space Law

PART I: The Promise of Outer Space Law

2. From Wagon Trains to Rocket Ships: Frontier Mentalities and Natural Law in Outer Space

3. A Narrative of Space Law: Extra-Textual Extra Terrestrial Law Formation

4. The Right of Self-Defence in Outer Space Law: Legal Issues and Way Forward

PART II: Futures for Colonisation and Residence in Outer Space

5. Boots on the Moon: Managing the Return of Humans to the Moon

6. The Moondust Kingdom: Jurisdiction over 3D-Printed Stations Created on Celestial Bodies

7. Living Amongst the Stars: Conceptualising Freedom of Movement to and From Future Extraterrestrial Human Settlements

PART III: Futures for Contemporary Problems

8. Emerging Principles on Safety Zones Around Space Resource Utilisation Activities on Celestial Bodies

9. It's Not my Fault!: The Looming Danger of Space Debris and the Quest Towards a Future International Legal Framework

10. Critical Space Synergies: The European GNSS, Liability, and Sustainable Development Goals

11. Conclusion: Hypothesising the Future of Outer Space Law