Blogging on Space Law and Policy

Even though it is a burgeoning field, Space Law doesn’t always get the “air time” or recognition it deserves. Here are three blogs that make up for that.

First, we at Opinio Juris want to welcome Res Communis, a new blog that is run by the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law at the University of Mississippi Law School. As they explain in their opening post, Res Communis…

seeks to publicly explore the variety of legal issues connected with aerospace activities. The blog’s name, RES COMMUNIS, is taken from the Latin legal term. It means, in part, “Things common to all; that is, those things that are used and enjoyed by everyone.” It was chosen because of its relevance to space law and to highlight the openness of the legal debate intended to surround these issues. The legal discourse surrounding aerospace activities belongs to all, and all are invited to join in through the comments area.

Check out the opening substantive post on the Outer Space Treaty.

This new blog will be joining the field with the excellent Space Law Probe, a blog that I have been reading regularly. For a taste of the various topics covered by Space Law Probe, see and the “Friday Flyby” and the “Monday Miscellany” round-ups of space law related news and posts. By the way, if you are still skeptical about whether we need “space law,” see this post.

Finally, with the great tag line that “sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway,” the Space Politics Blog gives you the lowdown on what’s going on in DC in regard to space policy.

Now quit trying to come up with a Star Trek joke and go read these blogs.