May 31, 2024
Earlier this week, Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Space Connect,
hosted the Space Summit 2024. At that event, three legal experts
discussed the latest and most pressing ethical considerations
pertaining to the proliferation of activity in space and the
accompanying legal developments.
Panel moderator Jerome Doraisamy spoke with Professor Melissa de
Zwart from the University of Adelaide, King & Wood Mallesons
partner Annabel Griffin, and Akin senior counsel Dr Michael Mineiro
about the headline current ethical issues and concerns in space
law, how well placed Australian laws and regulations are to deal
with the state of affairs, balancing free enterprise against
notions of no ownership in space, and the laws regarding the mining
of space resources.
The panel also delved into national security considerations, the
ethical questions about sending humans to the moon, future tech
such as environmental modification in space, and future predictions
and warnings about ethics as it pertains to the “space race” and
beyond.
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