Prompted by the new space activities, the Government of Finland has promulgated its first national space law setting conditions for operators concerning inter alia licensing, registration and liability for their space activities. This article looks at the legislative process leading to the Space Act and provides an overview of the Finnish Space Act in the light of the international obligations of a State. Moreover, issues concerning sustainable uses of outer space and international soft law instruments in the context of national licensing will be discussed.Peer reviewe
Since the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 in 1957, the outer space arena has evo...
The need, or at least desirability of establishing a national (framework) law dealing specifically w...
1. Introduction- As is often borne out by discussion, the term \u27national space law\u27 is used wi...
The United Nations, through a series of five treaties, has created a body of international space law...
The recent shift in paradigm caused by the increasing democratisation and commercialisation of outer...
First three paragraphs: The issue of authorisation of private space activities, the key theme of the...
1. Introduction: the generic role of national space legislation- Prior to dealing with the specific ...
The character of the use and exploration of outer space has changed dramatically since the first art...
[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian] This article analyses the regulation ...
1. Introduction 2. The Outer Space Treaty, Private Enterprise and National Space Legislations 3. The...
The paper emphasizes that outer space has become an object of interest for different states relativ...
The Soviet Union inaugurated the Space Age in 1957 with the launch of the first artificial satellite...
The potential use of space for military purposes has, since the end of the Second World War, been in...
During the last few years, the amount of space debris has been frequently mentioned as a potential r...
The objective of the article is to evaluate the role of the regulation of international space law f...
Since the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 in 1957, the outer space arena has evo...
The need, or at least desirability of establishing a national (framework) law dealing specifically w...
1. Introduction- As is often borne out by discussion, the term \u27national space law\u27 is used wi...
The United Nations, through a series of five treaties, has created a body of international space law...
The recent shift in paradigm caused by the increasing democratisation and commercialisation of outer...
First three paragraphs: The issue of authorisation of private space activities, the key theme of the...
1. Introduction: the generic role of national space legislation- Prior to dealing with the specific ...
The character of the use and exploration of outer space has changed dramatically since the first art...
[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian] This article analyses the regulation ...
1. Introduction 2. The Outer Space Treaty, Private Enterprise and National Space Legislations 3. The...
The paper emphasizes that outer space has become an object of interest for different states relativ...
The Soviet Union inaugurated the Space Age in 1957 with the launch of the first artificial satellite...
The potential use of space for military purposes has, since the end of the Second World War, been in...
During the last few years, the amount of space debris has been frequently mentioned as a potential r...
The objective of the article is to evaluate the role of the regulation of international space law f...
Since the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 in 1957, the outer space arena has evo...
The need, or at least desirability of establishing a national (framework) law dealing specifically w...
1. Introduction- As is often borne out by discussion, the term \u27national space law\u27 is used wi...