Space Security and Legal Aspects of Active Debris Removal

Description

The book analyzes the various legal and political concepts to resolve the problem of the existing space debris in outer space and which measures have been taken to avoid space debris or to reduce potential space debris in the course of future space missions. From a scientific and technical point of view various studies are ongoing to analyze the feasibility of active debris removal. Nevertheless it has to be highlighted that outer space is an international area where various actors with different legal and political concepts are operating, a situation that leads to different approaches concerning such activities. Front Matter ....Pages i-vi Active Debris Removal: A Joint Task and Obligation to Cooperate for the Benefit of Mankind (Valentin Degrange)....Pages 1-15 Dispute Resolution in the Context of ADR: A Public International Law Perspective (Valentina Nardone)....Pages 17-29 Jurisdiction and Control Aspects of Space Debris Removal (Gordon Chung)....Pages 31-47 Between Active Debris Removal and Space-Based Weapons: A Comprehensive Legal Approach (Matteo Frigoli)....Pages 49-70 The Right to (Anticipatory) Self-Defence in Outer Space to Reduce Space Debris (Annette Froehlich)....Pages 71-92 The Degree of the Lack of Regulation of Space Debris Within the Current Space Law Regime and Suggestions for a Prospective Legal Framework and Technological Interventions (Anton de Waal Alberts)....Pages 93-106 Proposal for an International Agreement on Active Debris Removal (Zhuang Tian)....Pages 107-129 Active Debris Removal, International Environmental Law, and the Collective Management of Risk: Foundations of an International System for Space Traffic Management (Ward Munters)....Pages 131-154 United States Law and Policy on Space Debris (Zhuang Tian)....Pages 155-167 The Finnish Space Activities Act and Active Debris Removal (Maija Lönnqvist)....Pages 169-177 French Law Approach Around the Topic “Legal Implications/Aspects of Active Debris Removal (ADR”) (Philippe Clerc)....Pages 179-187