We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2010
INTRODUCTION
Currently, there is no legal regulation of space debris. There is, however, a framework of international law into which any regulatory scheme ought to fit.
Although no law is yet in place, efforts are being undertaken by various members of the global space-user community to lay the foundation for future regulation. Technical experts are developing methods for reducing the current quantity of space debris and advocating voluntary restraint rather than legal regulation. States involved in the use and exploration of outer space are developing policies to address the question of space debris management. International organizations are beginning to study the technical, economic, legal and policy aspects of the risk to their space activities posed by space debris. Eventually and, in this author's opinion, hopefully sooner than later, serious consideration will be given to the implementation of an international legal regime for the regulation of space debris.
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of some provisions in public international law which could be applied to the regulation of space debris. Two areas of law will be canvassed: international space law and international environmental law.
To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.
Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.
Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.
