March 30, 2023
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Read more of the EurekAlert article here: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/984561(EurekAlert) A new round of internationally binding legal norms is urgently needed to hold governments and commercial organisations to account for outer space exploration and utilization, an expert in space law has warned.
As the dependency of humans on outer space will only further increase in the future, accessibility to outer space is of utmost concern and needs to be both technically and legally guaranteed.
In her new book, The Space Law Stalemate, Dr Anja Nakarada Pečujlić presents a clear overview of the situation and proposes solutions to ensure fair and sustainable access to space.
Playing legal catch-up
“Risk-taking and hyper-entrepreneurial private space industry are likely to be the leaders in the next phase of the space race,” Dr Nakarada Pečujlić explains. “The evolution of space law, however, has not followed the pace of transformative changes and advancements, nor the emergence of new risks.”
The historic international treaties on space, including the Outer Space Treaty (1967) and the four subsequent space treaties, set the framework for transnational cooperation in space by preventing individual states from seeking national appropriation and claiming the sovereignty of celestial bodies.
For more information on The Space Law Stalemate, including how to order that book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Space-Law ... 032300696