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Full Spectrum Space Deterrence: From Laws To Technology, Joshua Carlson
Full Spectrum Space Deterrence: From Laws To Technology, Joshua Carlson
Honors Theses
Conflict in space is becoming an ever-real possibility, with the potential of rendering the space completely useless for future generations. Current talks are centered around limiting or preventing any weapons deployed to space, but this is not the most effective way of dealing with the issue. The focus should shift to agreeing on how nations should act responsibly in space together instead of preventing nations from acting at all. The best way of accomplishing this goal is by improving satellite design, creating agreed upon and understood rules of engagement, fostering widespread cooperation between nations, and choosing not to be the …
Armed Conflicts In Outer Space: Which Law Applies?, Frans G. Von Der Dunk
Armed Conflicts In Outer Space: Which Law Applies?, Frans G. Von Der Dunk
Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program: Faculty Publications
I. Introduction
II. Space Law versus the Law of Armed Conflict ... A. The Essentials of Space Law … B. Space Law and the Threat or Use of Force in Outer Space … C. The Essentials of the Law of Armed Conflict ... D. The Law of Armed Conflict and the Threat or Use of Force in Outer Space
III. Conflicts of Application: A Few Key Examples ... A. Unraveling the Prioritization Issue: The Lex Specialis and Lex Posterior Principles ... B. Unraveling the Prioritization Issue: The U.N. Charter and Treaty Interpretation ... C. Unraveling the Prioritization Issue: Pacta Sunt …