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enSpace Object Liability Beyond the Space Treaties: A Lens on Africa
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<p><b>I. Introduction</b></p>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:07:22 +0000Dr. Arnold Agaba1434 at /iaslDeveloping an EU Space Law: the process of harmonising national regulations
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<strong>The need for harmonising a mosaic of national laws and policies</strong><strong> </strong>
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:21:18 +0000Laetitia Cesari1402 at /iaslArtificial Intelligence in Outer Space: The Responsibility of the State of the Software Developer
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I. Introduction
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:09:53 +0000Stefan-Michael Wedenig1393 at /iaslThe China Spectre in Commercial Space: Measured Alert or Unfounded Alarm?
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<p>I recently came across <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/21/china-space-law-treaty-djibouti-obock-launch-facility-ost/">an article</a> in Foreign Policy that paints an ominous picture of China's potential overseas spaceport in Djibouti. The piece presents this project as a legal nightmare. It is an entertaining read. But it is riddled with sweeping assumptions, speculative claims, and a healthy dollop of alarmism.</p>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 20:14:54 +0000Kiran Mohan Vazhapully1382 at /iaslFlorida Moves to Limit Spaceflight Liability
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<p align="left">On 25 May 2023, the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, signed a new bill: <a href="https://laws.flrules.org/2023/139">An Act Relating to Spaceflight Entity Liability</a> (the 鈥�<b>Act</b>鈥�).<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title="" id="_ftnref1">[1]</a> The Act received relatively limited media coverage. But, as I will explore in this post, its impact on private spaceflight could be game-污污草莓视频.</p>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:10:28 +0000Philippe Beaulieu1377 at /iaslAir India鈥檚 鈥楳ega Order鈥�: More Than Just the Metal?
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<p>In a ground-breaking move, Air India has placed two 鈥榤ega orders鈥� for a staggering 470 aircraft 鈥� 220 from Boeing and 250 from Airbus. With an option to order an additional 370 planes, the total number of aircraft could soar to an <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-indias-deal-with-boeing-airbus-heralds-a-new-dawn-for-the-civil-aviation-sector-scindia-says/articleshow/98006374.cms">unprecedented 840</a>.</p>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 21:02:25 +0000Eshaan Bansal1357 at /iaslThe Curious Case of the Wayward Balloons
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Against the backdrop of ballooning tensions between China and the United States, the following commentary explores some of the legal issues from the perspective of international (air) law.Wed, 08 Feb 2023 04:16:38 +0000kuan-wei.chen@mcgill.ca1355 at /iaslThe Moon Agreement: Hanging by a Thread?
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<p>Before 5 January 2023, no state had ever withdrawn from any of the five United Nations treaties on space-related activities. But that day, Saudi Arabia <a href="https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CN/2023/CN.4.2023-Eng.pdf">notified the United Nations Secretary-Genera</a>l that it was withdrawing from the fifth of those treaties - <a href="https://www.unoosa.org/pdf/gares/ARES_34_68E.pdf">the Moon Agreement</a>. The Moon Agreement has long struggled for practical relevance. It has gained just 18 adherents since it opened for signature on 18 December 1979.</p>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:54:01 +0000Stefan-Michael Wedenig & Jack Wright Nelson1349 at /iaslReconciling Airline Passenger Rights and Flight Safety: Will Canada Pick Up the Ball Dropped by the EU?
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<p>The post-war economic and travel boom of the 1950s and 60s, combined with the rapid development of commercial aircraft and related flight technologies, is often referred to as the 鈥�<a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/golden-age-flying-really-like/index.html">Golden Age of Travel</a>.鈥� Flying was the purview of a select few, and the experience was usually nothing short of elegant. Boarding an aircraft in shorts and flip-flops was not only unacceptable 鈥� it was scandalous. In short, life was good at 37,000 feet.</p>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 01:45:48 +0000George Petsikas 1304 at /iaslCommentary on the US commitment not to conduct direct-ascent anti-satellite testing
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<p></p>Screenshot of White House website " Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Ongoing Work to Establish Norms in Space"
<p>In 1996, then United States (US) Commander-in-Chief of Space Command Joseph W Ashy famously touted that:</p>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 02:40:54 +0000Kuan-Wei Chen1291 at /iasl