History suggests that without legal and moral accountability, reconciliation and durable peace will remain elusive.
- Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
Commercial operators are launching more rockets and carrying more passengers than ever before. But international space law was written in the 1960s.
As the war in Iran escalates across the region, urgent questions about civilian harm, accountability and the limits of international law become harder to answer.
A new treaty on military space operations is highly unlikely, leaving private companies and militaries to define the boundaries of acceptable conduct in war.
Satellite remote sensing allows rapid, detailed disaster response and planning. But the rules governing who controls and has access to the data aren’t keeping up.
A Groenlândia é fundamental para as estratégias de domínio orbital da Força Espacial dos EUA em um contexto que as leis e tratados destinados a manter a paz no espaço estão desatualizados.
Greenland is central to US Space Force strategies for orbital dominance. Laws and treaties designed to maintain the peace in space are looking increasingly outdated.
An independent inquiry would go beyond operational misconduct to examine police culture and assess compliance with New Zealand’s international obligations.
The inquiry is essential to establish accountability, and to ensure New Zealand’s child protection framework meets international standards of care and vigilance.
As access to space becomes easier, terrorism is now a tangible threat. The world needs clear rules to avoid turning the final frontier into the next battlefield.
As a Russian space mission is set to launch mice into orbit, regulations are long overdue to recognise the sentience of animals and protect their welfare.
As ‘space tourism’ grows and private companies become more involved in orbital missions, space law has failed to keep up. Urgent reform is called for.
Meteorites offer vital clues to the mysteries of the universe. But many are being lost to private collectors, potentially creating tension between finders and scientists.
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