The Lunar Legal Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities

Tanja Masson-Zwaan; Mark J Sundahl

doi:10.54648/aila2021002

The Lunar Legal Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities

Tanja Masson-Zwaan
, Mark J Sundahl

Leiden University

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Abstract

This article provides an overview of the current legal landscape for lunar missions and summarizes various initiatives and developments at both the national and international level that complement the existing regulatory framework in this field. The authors tie all these elements together in an effort to give an outlook on the prospects for a sustainable lunar legal landscape in a realistic format and timeline.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-56
Number of pages	28
Journal	Air and Space Law
Volume	46
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.54648/aila2021002
State	Published - Jan 1 2021

Keywords

Space law
UNCOPUOS
lunar exploration
space policy
space resources

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