Regulation of Outer Space: International Space Law and the State (Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032844329 ISBN 13: 9781032844329

Publisher: Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

This edited book focuses on how States should regulate activities in space and explores strategies to advance State responsible behaviour to ensure sustainable use and effective protection of outer space for peaceful purposes. The time seems ripe to bring international law into the space sustainability discourse. The concept of sustainable development was conceptualized by the 1987 Brundtland Report, Our Common Future. Today, as then, the overlap between the security, environmental and economic dimensions, including in terms of intra/inter-generational equity, is reflected within the current ‘new space’ era that is now ‘our common future’. This edited book collects original theoretical and empirical contributions. It contributes to unpack the international outer space regulatory framework in the light of current trends and pressing challenges. This offers a unique perspective and guidance thus empowering regulatory strategies for stakeholders and end-users such as scholars, policy-makers, industry and society.

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About the Author

Claudia Cinelli is Assistant Professor of International Law, Political Sciences Department, University of Pisa (IT).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032844329
• ISBN 13: 9781032844329
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Cinelli Claudia