Enhancing Space Law for Ensuring Global Space Security in an Era of Growing Space Threats

This article delves into the imperativeness of addressing space threats and safeguarding global space security, elucidating actionable measures to mitigate risks and safeguard the interests of humanity. The paper explores the evolving landscape of space threats, including the increase in space activ...

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Main Author: Inesa Kostenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Society of Philosophy and Cosmology (ISPC) 2023-05-01
Series:Advanced Space Law
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Online Access:http://asljournal.org/journals/2023-11/ASL_vol_11_Kostenko.pdf
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description This article delves into the imperativeness of addressing space threats and safeguarding global space security, elucidating actionable measures to mitigate risks and safeguard the interests of humanity. The paper explores the evolving landscape of space threats, including the increase in space activities, the accumulation of space debris, challenges in space traffic management, and the preservation of dark skies. It highlights the need for enhanced space law to serve as an effective legal instrument and examines the interpretation of “peaceful” in the context of space activities. The role of space security and its interplay with global security is also discussed, emphasizing the protection of assets, activities, and interests in space.
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spelling doaj.art-98d5aa7ad0f446348be35a946aee4d8c2023-08-29T12:30:59ZengInternational Society of Philosophy and Cosmology (ISPC)Advanced Space Law2663-36552663-36632023-05-0111394910.29202/asl/11/4Enhancing Space Law for Ensuring Global Space Security in an Era of Growing Space Threats Inesa Kostenko0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8784-5422Centre for European Law and Internationalisation (CELI) and Leicester Law School (Leicester, United Kingdom)This article delves into the imperativeness of addressing space threats and safeguarding global space security, elucidating actionable measures to mitigate risks and safeguard the interests of humanity. The paper explores the evolving landscape of space threats, including the increase in space activities, the accumulation of space debris, challenges in space traffic management, and the preservation of dark skies. It highlights the need for enhanced space law to serve as an effective legal instrument and examines the interpretation of “peaceful” in the context of space activities. The role of space security and its interplay with global security is also discussed, emphasizing the protection of assets, activities, and interests in space.http://asljournal.org/journals/2023-11/ASL_vol_11_Kostenko.pdfspace securityweaponizationspace racemilitarization and deterrencespace activitiesspace code
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Enhancing Space Law for Ensuring Global Space Security in an Era of Growing Space Threats
Advanced Space Law
space security
weaponization
space race
militarization and deterrence
space activities
space code
title Enhancing Space Law for Ensuring Global Space Security in an Era of Growing Space Threats
title_full Enhancing Space Law for Ensuring Global Space Security in an Era of Growing Space Threats
title_fullStr Enhancing Space Law for Ensuring Global Space Security in an Era of Growing Space Threats
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Space Law for Ensuring Global Space Security in an Era of Growing Space Threats
title_short Enhancing Space Law for Ensuring Global Space Security in an Era of Growing Space Threats
title_sort enhancing space law for ensuring global space security in an era of growing space threats
topic space security
weaponization
space race
militarization and deterrence
space activities
space code
url http://asljournal.org/journals/2023-11/ASL_vol_11_Kostenko.pdf
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