Sure, they’re billionaires, but the exploits of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos have undeniably brought space tourism a step closer. That raises tricky legal, ethical and environmental questions.
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Governments and corporations must get serious about the legal, technical, economic, social and ethical implications of a potential space-based resource economy.
A new study suggests that we should limit ourselves to developing just one eight of the solar system.
No country can lay claim to sovereignty over a planet, moon or rocky body. But in the absence of clear laws regulating mining in space, it’s a case of first in, best dressed for resource extraction.
Australia is playing a major role in developing legal guidelines that would govern how any war in space is played out. The authors of MILAMOS hope the manual is never actually required.
The rules on armed conflict on Earth are a major source of restraint on military operations. But the rules on the use of weapons in outer space are far from clear. We need to change that.
Principais colaboradores
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Law, University of Adelaide
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor (Digital Technology, Security and Governance), Flinders University
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Full Professor, Former Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
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PhD candidate, law and military uses of outer space, University of Adelaide
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PhD candidate, School of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
