Space Arbitration Blog
Investment Protection and Space Investors
Investment Protection and Space Investors By Luca Erhart and Riccardo LoschiInvestment Protection and Space Investors: “New” Industry, “Old” Rules? Today, the space sector is more composite than ever. In recent years, an increasing number of...
A close win for non-binding instruments in space law
A close win for non-binding instruments in space law By Ruvimbo Samanga"A close win for non-binding instruments in space law". This post summarizes the outcomes of the IAC 2023 Special Session debate hosted by the Space Arbitration...
Space Arbitration: Protecting Space Investments
Space Arbitration: Protecting Space Investments By Katie MakSpace Arbitration: Protecting Space Investments. This post summarizes the webinar with the same name organized by the Space Arbitration Association in 2022. The video can be accessed...
Mining Space Resources: Where are we Now?
Mining Space Resources: Where are we Now? By Merryl Lawry-WhiteMining space resources: where are we now? This post describes the space mining industry and the regulatory framework, and discusses arbitration of space mining disputes.The Space...
Space Arbitration at Paris Arbitration Week
Space Arbitration at Paris Arbitration Week By Luca ErhartIn this post, Luca Erhart reports on a panel discussion at Paris Arbitration Week 2022 organized by the Space Arbitration Association and Holland & Knight. On 29 March 2022,...
Space Mining Disputes on the Horizon?
Space Mining Disputes on the Horizon? By Laura Yvonne ZielinskiSpace Mining Disputes on the horizon? This post addresses the prospects of space mining, the law governing commercial mining activities and the risk of space mining disputes.Japan...
Investor-State Space Arbitration Rules
Investor-State Space Arbitration Rules By Ben Love and Sagar GuptaAs foreshadowed in previous blog posts here and here, the development of international space law has not entirely kept pace with the increasing commercialization and...
Inter-State Space Arbitration
Inter-State Space Arbitration By Luc ColinOn 26 April 2022, the Space Arbitration Association (‘SAA’) hosted its fourth event, a discussion surrounding the question of whether we should expect inter-state space arbitration. The panel was...
Private Parties in Space Law
Private Parties in Space Law By Luca ErhartThere needs to be room for private parties in international space law. On 24 March 2022, the Space Arbitration Association (‘SAA’) hosted a discussion on whether there is room for private parties in...
Applicable Law in Investor-State Space Arbitration
Applicable Law in Investor-State Space Arbitration By Ben Love and Sagar GuptaWhat is the applicable law in Investor-State space arbitration? Investor-State tribunals routinely determine the procedural and substantive laws applicable to an...
Outer Space Does Not Need Sector-Specific Arbitration Rules
Outer Space Does Not Need Sector-Specific Arbitration Rules By Tobias MeierDoes outer space need sector-specific arbitration rules? On 6 December 2011, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) published its Optional Rules for Arbitration of...
Space Law and Arbitration – New Horizons
Space Law and Arbitration? New Horizons By Luc ColinOn 29 September 2022, the World Arbitration Update hosted a topical discussion in a realm that is, a priori, intrinsically decentralized: the interconnection between space law and...
Investment Protection of Space Assets
Investment Protection of Space Assets By Ben Love and Sagar GuptaThe first major international space treaty, the 1966 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and...
Outer Space Needs Sector-Specific Dispute Resolution
Outer Space Needs Sector-Specific Dispute Resolution By Luca ErhartOn 10 February 2022, the Space Arbitration Association (‘SAA’) hosted a discussion, surrounding the need for an institution specialized in space disputes. It concluded that...
The New Space Race: Risks and Opportunities
The New Space Race: Risks and Opportunities By Catherine Amirfar and Nicole MartonOn 31 March 2022, as part of Paris Arbitration Week 2022, Debevoise hosted a webinar entitled “The New Space Race: Risks and Opportunities.” Catherine Amirfar,...
Outer Space Needs Arbitration
Outer Space Needs Arbitration. Luc Colin reports on the first event organized by the Space Arbitration Association on 13 January 2022.
Note from the Editor-in-Chief
As the Editor-in-Chief, I would like to welcome you to the Space Arbitration Association Blog. The aim for the Blog is to further the objective of the Association in creating a room for exchange between the international arbitration and space communities. To that end, the Blog will publish pieces on cutting-edge legal issues of space arbitrations and coverage of the existing body of case law. The Blog will also provide a record of past debates on these legal issues in the form of conference reports, inter alia on the events organized by the Association itself. The views expressed in the blog posts are the authors’ own views and do no reflect the views of any institution with which they are affiliated or the Space Arbitration Association’s view.
In order to facilitate a debate, we encourage Blog posts to contain clear views and innovative solutions to existing legal issues in space arbitrations. Blog posts that identify, describe and analyze thus-far uncovered legal issues in space arbitrations are also very much welcome.
I hope that you will enjoy reading the posts and find them useful. If you want to reach out with feedback of any kind, I would love to hear from you.
Dr. Jan Frohloff
Editor-In-Chief
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