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An Indian Perspective on Space Law
By suryasikha98
India is a party to all space treaties developed by the United Nations (for Moon Agreement, India has signed but not ratified). Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is a member of the Interagency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) participated by major space agencies. United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) can formulate and draft various treaties, conventions, and agreements that essentially became the corpus of International Law on outer space.
International space law applicable to the country involves National and International rules, guidelines, procedures, regulations, and treaties for governing all space-related activities. India is one of the leading world powers in space technology at present. Legal issues are important with respect to launch services, satellite telecommunication, satellite broadcasting, earth observation (Remote Sensing), satellite data processing and distribution, navigational systems, intellectual property rights, etc for the application of customary practices. Incorporation of Remote Sensing data policy, Satcom policy, telecom policy, mapping policy is visualized for Indian space activities.
Posted on March 13, 2022, 11:46 p.m.
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Legal Ramifications of Damage by Space Debris and the Adequacy of the Liability Regime in the 21st Century.
By SamarthLuthra
The Splashdown of China’s Long March 5B in the Indian Ocean reinvigorated the international dialogue about the loopholes in the liability regime under the 1972 Liability Convention. The article discusses the legal recourse under the 1972 Liability Conventions to establish liability in the event of damage caused on Earth by space debris and the inadequacy of the existing liability regime in the backdrop of the expansion of space exploration in the 21st Century.
Posted on July 28, 2021, 2:56 a.m.
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OUTER SPACE TREATY: OBJECTIVES AND IMPORTANCE
By SamarthLuthra
The Outer Space Treaty or the ‘Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies’ is a treaty on which lies the basic foundation and legal framework of international space law. This article covers the basic objectives and the importance of the treaty.
Posted on March 3, 2021, 8:16 a.m.
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