Space and Defense
Abstract
Rapid expansion in the space sector by state and private sector actors highlights the need for a new legal regulatory framework, particularly regarding property rights. The exploitation of space-based resources through the mining of asteroids is currently subject to a cold-war era international agreement that did not include clear consideration about how future off-world commercial exploitation might be regulated or property rights assigned. This article explores two empirical examples, the International Seabed Authority and the International Telecommunication Union, to determine whether they provide useful models of a future international legal framework for off-world property rights.
DOI
10.32873/uno.dc.sd.10.01.1102
Recommended Citation
Crombie, Joseph
(2017)
"Legislating for Humanity's Next Step: Cultivating a Legal Framework for the Mining of Celestial Bodies,"
Space and Defense: Vol. 10:
No.
0, Article 5.
DOI: 10.32873/uno.dc.sd.10.01.1102
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/spaceanddefense/vol10/iss0/5
Included in
Asian Studies Commons, Aviation and Space Education Commons, Defense and Security Studies Commons, Eastern European Studies Commons, International Relations Commons, Leadership Studies Commons, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons, Nuclear Engineering Commons, Science and Technology Studies Commons, Space Vehicles Commons