Syllabus
Introduction to international law; Space law – UNCOPUOS and its sub-committees and treaty formulation, definition and delimitation of outer space; Sources of space law – UN treaties, principles and resolutions, and domestic space legislations; Other international agencies relevant to space law; Legal aspects of space activities – state responsibility for space activities, debris mitigation; Legal and policty aspects of space applications – SATCOM policy, remote sensing data policy, position and navigation services, legal issues in satellite based services; Space Law relating to commercial space activities; Legal issues in emerging trends of space activities – Human space flight, tourism, resource utilization, small satellite constellations, IPR.
Text Books
- Lyall, F. and Larsen, P. B., Space Law: A Treatise, 2nd ed., Routledge (2017).
- Diederiks-Verschoor, I. H. Ph. and Kopal, V., An Introduction To Space Law, 3rd ed., Kluwer Law International (2008).
- Mani, V. S., Bhatt, S., and Balakista Reddy, V., Recent Trends in International Space Law and Policy, 2nd ed., Asia Law House (2015).
References
1. Von der Dunk, F., Handbook of Space Law, Edward Elgar Pub. (2017).
2. Venkata Rao, R., Gopalakrishnan, V., and Abhijeet, K. (Edts), Recent Developments in Space Law: Opportunities & Challenges, Springer (2018).
3. Nikam, R. J., Zwaan, T. M., and Balakista Reddy, V., Space Activities and IPR Protection, Asia Law House (2013).