Institute of Air & Space Law - Faculty of Law

Out with the Old and in with the New: Norway's Proposed Space Law

Judith S. Jahnke — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:17:27 +0000

In early July 2025, Norway published its eagerly awaited proposal for a new space law, which had recently been introduced in Stortinget (the Norwegian Parliament). With this latest proposal, Norway joins the three other Nordic countries that have adopted or are in the process of adopting new space legislation: Denmark in 2016, Finland in 2018, and Sweden, which is yet to pass a new law; however, it has published a proposal to update its space law in 2021.

Experimental Zones of Chinese Unmanned Aircraft Industries: Contributions for Technical Standards and Future Challenges

Hao Zhou — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:23:30 +0000

Introduction

THE AFRICAN SPACE AGENCY: A PIVOTAL FORCE FOR LEGAL HARMONIZATION IN THE AFRICAN SPACE SECTOR

Tinetariro Blessing Mushoriwa — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:34:06 +0000

I. Introduction

Knocking on the Doors of ICAO: A Pathway for Non-UN Members—Kosovo and Taiwan

Chao-Ting Cheng — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000

As delegates from 193 Member States, along with invited non-Contracting States and international organizations, prepare to convene in Montreal for the 42nd Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the doors of 999 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard remain closed to Kosovo and Taiwan. Their absence, arguably, not only weakens ICAO’s mission of safe and sustainable skies but also places political considerations above the industry’s paramount value of safety.

With Due Diligence: a Guiding Principle in International Space Law?

Kuan-Wei Chen — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:19:27 +0000

With Due Diligence: a Guiding Principle in International Space Law

Downgrading Passengers in Brazil: When One Situation Leads to Potential New Laws.

Delphine Defossez — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000

The recent legislative developments in Brazil concerning airline passenger rights, particularly Projeto de Lei (PL or Bill of Law) 883/2025 and a complementary Senate Bill (PL 1149/2025), underscore a growing protection for consumers within th

Space Object Liability Beyond the Space Treaties: A Lens on Africa

Dr. Arnold Agaba — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:07:22 +0000

I. Introduction

Developing an EU Space Law: the process of harmonising national regulations

Laetitia Cesari — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:21:18 +0000

The need for harmonising a mosaic of national laws and policies

Artificial Intelligence in Outer Space: The Responsibility of the State of the Software Developer

Stefan-Michael Wedenig — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:09:53 +0000

I. Introduction

The China Spectre in Commercial Space: Measured Alert or Unfounded Alarm?

Kiran Mohan Vazhapully — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 20:14:54 +0000

I recently came across an article in Foreign Policy that paints an ominous picture of China's potential overseas spaceport in Djibouti. The piece presents this project as a legal nightmare. It is an entertaining read. But it is riddled with sweeping assumptions, speculative claims, and a healthy dollop of alarmism.