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Outer Space Treaty Tag

04 Jun

[Yvette Foo (LLM, LLB) is a Research Associate with the ASEAN Law & Policy team at the Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore] Once dominated by Western powers, outer space and related space industries have benefitted from its democratisation with China’s successful space rise, and emergent economic leaders in related industries like India, Japan, and Australia. Amid this diversification, Southeast Asia (SEA), though not...

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23 Dec

[Amir Hossein Asgari is a Ph.D. candidate in public international law at the University of Tehran, Iran] Introduction Israel’s recent launch of the reconnaissance satellite (Ofek-19), aimed at enhancing regional surveillance and intelligence capabilities, raises serious questions in the fields of international space law and public international law. The use of satellite technology for collecting security and military data is not only...

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18 Dec

[Dr Charles Ho Wang Mak is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol] A new generation of national laws and international agreements on commercial space mining is emerging, driven by the rapid privatisation of space activities and the pursuit of extraterrestrial resources. On 25 June 2025, Italy enacted its comprehensive Italian Space Law (Law No. 89/2025). This law establishes...

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