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Popova, Rada and Schaus, Volker ORCID: 0000-0002-3414-5043 (2018). The Legal Framework for Space Debris Remediation as a Tool for Sustainability in Outer Space. Aerospace, 5 (2). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 2226-4310

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Abstract

The growth of orbital space debris is both a consequence of and a potential hindrance to space activities. The risks posed by space debris propagation in the most used orbital regions highlight the need to adequately address the challenges posed to the sustainability in outer space. The preservation of the access to and usability of outer space in the long-term requires that action is taken which has to be the result of both mitigation and remediation measures for existing and future space missions. As the enforcement of such technical measures will depend on adequate regulation, they need to be approached also from a legal perspective. The deficiencies in law for space debris remediation mechanisms originate from the fact that although technical concepts have been developed, the legal framework for space activities does not impose any legal obligations for debris removal and on-orbit servicing. Nevertheless, an overview of the relevant legal framework shows that there is a legal basis for the protection of the outer space environment which can, as has already been the case with space debris mitigation guidelines, be substantiated in more concrete terms by the formulation of voluntary, non-binding instruments and included in national legislation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Popova, Rada UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schaus, Volker UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3414-5043 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-184077
DOI:	10.3390/aerospace5020055
Journal or Publication Title:	Aerospace
Volume:	5
Number:	2
Date:	2018
Publisher:	MDPI
Place of Publication:	BASEL
ISSN:	2226-4310
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Divisions:	Faculty of Law > Öffentliches Recht > Professur für Luft- und Weltraumrecht
Subjects:	Law
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Engineering, Aerospace Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/18407