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This book identifies and discusses problems and opportunities for the future theory and practice of outer space law. This book is both practical and theoretical in scope. It will be of interest to academics, researchers and students and will be useful to international organisations, diplomats and other government officials and policymakers.
List of contents
1. Introduction: The Future of Outer Space Law
PART I: The Promise of Outer Space Law2. From Wagon Trains to Rocket Ships: Frontier Mentalities and Natural Law in Outer Space
3. A Narrative of Space Law: Extra-Textual Extra Terrestrial Law Formation
4. The Right of Self-Defence in Outer Space Law: Legal Issues and Way Forward
PART II: Futures for Colonisation and Residence in Outer Space5. Boots on the Moon: Managing the Return of Humans to the Moon
6. The Moondust Kingdom: Jurisdiction over 3D-Printed Stations Created on Celestial Bodies
7. Living Amongst the Stars: Conceptualising Freedom of Movement to and From Future Extraterrestrial Human Settlements
PART III: Futures for Contemporary Problems8. Emerging Principles on Safety Zones Around Space Resource Utilisation Activities on Celestial Bodies
9. It's Not my Fault!: The Looming Danger of Space Debris and the Quest Towards a Future International Legal Framework
10. Critical Space Synergies: The European GNSS, Liability, and Sustainable Development Goals
11. Conclusion: Hypothesising the Future of Outer Space Law
About the author
Anna Marie Brennan is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Politics, and Philosophy at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her teaching and research interests address international criminal law, human rights law, international humanitarian law, and outer space law. She was previously a lecturer in law at the University of Liverpool in United Kingdom and at University College Cork in Ireland. In 2023, she was the Acting Dean of Te Piringa Faculty of Law and is currently the New Zealand Chair of the AI and Space Law Society.
