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Military Use of Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites
Agniva Das* and Dr. Amol Deo Chavhan** Keywords: Commercial Satellites – Militarisation – Remote Sensing – Satellite Imagery – Outer Space Treaty Background On 1 March 2022, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov sent out an appeal to most of the world’s commercial satellite companies via Twitter urging them to help Ukraine by providing … Continue reading Military Use of Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites
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Devas-Antrix Deal: When will the Ghosts of Fraud be Exorcised from the Aviation Sector?
Soumya Gupta* and Dr. Shouvik Kumar Guha** Keywords: Devas-Antrix Deal – Arbitral Award – Corporate Fraud – Insolvency – Air India. History of the Dispute Given the increasing reliance of India on space-based assets and technology, especially for the communications sector, the Devas-Antrix dispute that seems like an ever-renewing source of controversies involving the misuse … Continue reading Devas-Antrix Deal: When will the Ghosts of Fraud be Exorcised from the Aviation Sector?
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Can Space Tourism co-exist with Space being turned into a War Zone?
Karl Grossman* Keywords: Outer Space Treaty – PAROS Treaty – Peaceful purpose – Space Doves – Space Force The push to turn space into a war zone could spell goodbye to space tourism. The space tourism drive that is underway, led by billionaires Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk is seen as only a … Continue reading Can Space Tourism co-exist with Space being turned into a War Zone?
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Space Exploration and India’s Geoplotical Dilemma
Dhruv Singh Garcha & Krishna Ravishankar* Keywords: Artemis Accords – Delhi Declaration of Friendship – Geopolitics – International Lunar Research Station – Space Exploration Given the rapid growth and advancement in technology, space exploration has moved up the ladder of many countries’ national priorities. With the geopolitical matrix unfolding even while exploring the realm … Continue reading Space Exploration and India’s Geoplotical Dilemma
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Jurisdiction under Article 84 of the Chicago Convention 1944 in the Context of Middle East Conflict
Sandeepa Bhat B.* & Tushar Krishna** Keywords: Consultation – Countermeasures – Formalistic approach – Negotiation – Riyadh Agreements Background In 2013 and 2014, the Gulf Cooperation Council had undertaken specific instruments, known as “Riyadh Agreements”, under which Qatar and other middle eastern States have made commitments to establish peace. During June 2017, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, … Continue reading Jurisdiction under Article 84 of the Chicago Convention 1944 in the Context of Middle East Conflict
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Responsibility for Activities in Outer Space
Danny Johansen* Keywords: Article VI – Outer Space Treaty – Private Entities – State Responsibility –Ultra Vires Outer space has always fascinated humanity, which continues to be so in the current day. Private entities are looking to outer space as never before with tourism flights(1), space resources extraction,(2) and even space beer.(3) As most of … Continue reading Responsibility for Activities in Outer Space
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MARS4 Metaverse, NFTs, and the Future of Simulated Space Property Rights
Dr. Shouvik Kumar Guha* Keywords: Blockchain – Cryptocurrency – Outer space – Property rights The usage of outer space resources is currently subjected to the restrictions imposed by international instruments like the Outer Space Treaty, 1967[1]. In particular, Article II prohibits national appropriation of the outer space or any celestial body by any means … Continue reading MARS4 Metaverse, NFTs, and the Future of Simulated Space Property Rights
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Space Travel: Select Legal Issues
G. S. Sachdeva* Key words: Dennis Tito – G-factor – Planetary habitation – Pollution – Volenti non fit injuria Branson and Bezos, in maiden commercial flights of their respective enterprises, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, have ushered in an era of commercial space travel, transportation and tourism. This development offers an opportunity to tariff-paying passengers … Continue reading Space Travel: Select Legal Issues
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Is there an Indigenous Right to Space?
Valmaine Toki* Key Words: Space – Treaty rights – United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – World view Introduction Space is often hailed as the final frontier to be conquered. The primary instrument that governs this desire is the Artemis Accords, announced in October 2020 by NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space … Continue reading Is there an Indigenous Right to Space?
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