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Shaking The Foundations Of The Law: Some Legal Issues Posed By A Detection Of Extra-Terrestrial Life, Frans G. Von Der Dunk

Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program: Faculty Publications

In order to properly address the legal issues posed by a proper detection of extra-terrestrial life (not just a mere serious possibility, as with the recent discovery of actual water on Mars), because of its extraordinary character it is necessary to briefly revisit the foundations of ‘the law’ as a social construct, and explore its relationship to ‘ethics’ as another social construct. The type of ‘law’ being discussed here is, of course, man-made, and made to deal with human activities, including human reactions to (other) events. Human-made law has for example been defined as “the principles and regulations established in …

Space Traffic Management: A Challenge Of Cosmic Proportions, Frans G. Von Der Dunk

Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program: Faculty Publications

Space traffic management has often, for example in the IAA Cosmic Study of 2006, been rather broadly defined as “the set of technical and regulatory provisions for promoting safe access into outer space, operations in outer space and return from space to Earth free of physical or radio-frequency interference.” Oftentimes, especially in space law literature, references or even comparisons have been made to traffic management as it has developed in aviation and (to a lesser extent) in maritime transport.

However, it should be realized that space traffic management, especially under the definition quoted, comprises a considerably larger range of activities …

Oh The Drone-Abilities!: Hollywood's Drone Pursuit Heats Up And The Faa Can't Stop It, Matthew J. Strong

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Sovereignty’S Gray Area: The Delimitation Of Air And Space In The Context Of Aerospace Vehicles And The Use Of Force, Matthew T. King

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

Debate over the delimitation of airspace and outer space has persisted since the dawn of the space age, without resolution. With the development of hybrid aerospace vehicles that can operate in and transition between the two zones, the line between their disparate legal regimes will be tested. And this test may not come with an after-the-fact courtroom debate over applicable liability regimes, but rather it may come with a real-time decision made in a military operations center as to whether an aerospace vehicle has violated sovereign airspace and should be shot down. The recent shoot-down of a Russian bomber by …

International Civil Aviation Organization Initiatives Versus Industry Initiatives: A Look At How Commercially Motivated Transactions Increase Aviation Safety, Jennifer Ann Urban

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Recent Developments In Aviation Law 2015-2016, Jonathan M. Hoffman

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Food Allergies On Flights - How A Narrow Interpretation Of "Service" Preemption Under The Airline Deregulation Act Could Give Allergic Passengers Much Needed Protection, Laci Verdusco Resendiz

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Aviation Insurance: Coverage, Claims, And Controversies, Pamela C. Hicks

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Moving Toward Cape Town Confidence: A Proposal To Amend The Chicago Convention’S Annex 7 And Bolster Reliance On The Cape Town Convention’S Aircraft De-Registration Provisions, Lawrence Dillon King Iii

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Current Regulation Of Air Carriers' Liability And Compensation Issues In Domestic Air Carriage In Nigeria, Adejoke O. Adediran

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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The Transition To Safety Management Systems (Sms) In Aviation: Is Canada Deregulating Flight Safety?, Renè David-Cooper

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Federal Preemption—The Hazy Line Of Common Law Claim Preemption Under The Airline Deregulation Act, Jessica Mannon

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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The Ultimate High Ground—U.S. Intersector Cooperation In Outer Space, C. Brandon Halstead

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Wide-Scale Small Unmanned Aircraft System Access To The National Airspace System, John Robbins, Brent Terwilliger, David Ison, Dennis Vincenzi

Publications

Expected revisions of federal policies and regulations for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) are anticipated to significantly increase the volume of traffic in the National Airspace System (NAS). By investigating critical needs of regulatory compliance and safety, as well as new advancements, it may be possible to identify strategies to address the most pressing concerns of sUAS integration. Findings and recommendations from this research are presented to highlight implications and possible solutions to urgent needs of UAS stakehold-ers, including industry, government, and academia.

2015 Commercial Space Industry Snapshot As Seen Through The Eyes Of The International Symposium For Personal And Commercial Spaceflight (Ispcs), Sarah J. Nilsson Esq.

Publications

The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) is a nonprofit independently run annual event, that has taken place these past 11 years, whose speakers capture the growth and diversification of the global commercial space industry in the form of short powerful talks. Hence, it was appropriate that a 2015 snapshot of the commercial space industry should look at this body of experience and knowledge. The key developments, the key players and an accurate state of the industry are hereby presented through the eyes of the ISPCS from this past eleventh symposium that spanned two days and was held …

Aviation Law-Air Services Agreement Between The United States And The United Kingdom, Patricia E. Cooper

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Us Space Launch Competitiveness Act Of 2015, Frans Von Der Dunk

Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program: Faculty Publications

On November 25, 2015, President Obama signed into law the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (H.R. 2262). This Act encompasses four titles: I. Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (acronym: SPACE), II. Commercial Remote Sensing, III. Office of Space Commerce, and IV. Space Resource Exploration and Utilization.

Title I amends the Commercial Space Launch Act, which comprises the licensing regime for launches, reentries, and launch port activities, including those carrying spaceflight participants on board.

Title II amends the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act, which allowed for the licensing of private commercial satellite remote-sensing operations, and essentially requires the Secretary …

Triumph Of The Space Commons: Addressing The Impending Space Debris Crisis Without An International Treaty, Joseph Kurt

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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