Space Law

Space-based technologies are central to our lives today. Satellites are used extensively for telecommunications around the world, as well as for daily activities such as online banking, providing GPS coordinates, and tracking weather. At the same time, space development is advancing at a fast pace – think of Space X’s proposed Mars settlement, as well as the current space race to the Moon by the United States and its Artemis Accord partners, as well as Russia and China – and the question arises as to whether outer space law is being outpaced by science. This one-credit seminar introduces students to key aspects of outer space law. Outer space law is the body of public and private international and domestic law applicable to, and governing, human space-related activities.