The Underpinning of Space Security in General International Law Peter HULSROJ Director European Space Policy Institute 24 August 2015 Geneva.

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The Underpinning of Space Security in General International Law Peter HULSROJ Director European Space Policy Institute 24 August 2015 Geneva

The normative Universe

The space treaties island

The normative Universe

A world of international justice

A world that is perceived as unjust is inherently unstable The equilibrium of normative systems

The normative Universe

The continent of general international law

Death to the Lotus case principle! The inter-connectedness of rules

The normative Universe

The region of Good neighbour rules, International responsibility, Rules of war, International Environmental Law

Legitimate targets in space and the laws of war The potency of good neighbour principles The potency of international environmental law The UN Charter – and Security Council

Nuclear Test Case - Application by New Zealand: 28. It is the contention of New Zealand that this law and related rules and principles of international law are now violated by nuclear testing undertaken by the French Government in the South Pacific region. Inter alia, (a) it violates the rights of all members of the international community, including New Zealand, that no nuclear tests that give rise to radioactive fallout be conducted; (b) it violates the rights of all members of the international community, including New Zealand, to the preservation from unjustified artificial radioactive contamination of the terrestrial, maritime and aerial environment and, in particular, of the environment of the region in which the tests are conducted and in which New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue and the Tokelau Islands are situated; (c) it violates the right of New Zealand that no radioactive material enter the territory of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue or the Tokelau Islands, including their air space and territorial waters., as a result of nuclear testing; (d) it violates the right of New Zealand that no radioactive material, having entered the territory of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue or the Tokelau Islands, including their air space and territorial waters, as a result of nuclear testing, cause harm, including apprehension, anxiety and concern, to the people and Government of New Zealand and of the Cook lslands, Niue and the Tokelau Islands; (e) it violates the right of New Zealand to freedom of the high seas, including freedom of navigation and overflight and the freedom to explore and exploit the resources of the sea and the seabed, without interference or detriment resulting from nuclear testing.

The normative Universe

The space treaties island

Free access to space is not the same as access to space UN as an enabler of access to space When all have a stake in space, security is easier to achieve Do we milk the space treaties for all they have in terms of space security?, Outer Space Treaty, Arts III and IX Is soft law ‘the end of history’? Building strong space security through domestic legislation