Overview
- Presents the first legal analysis of Canadian space policy and law?
- Shows a multi-methodological project that is theoretically grounded but highly practical
- Offers a comprehensive resource for understanding Canadian space policy, space law and space regulatory framework
Part of the book series: Space Regulations Library (SPRL, volume 12)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Canadian Space Policy
- Canadian Space Law
- Canadian Space Regulatory Framework
- Regulating New Space
- Canada’s Commercial Space Industry
- Comprehensive Domestic Space Law
- Comprehensive Canadian Space Law
- Draft Comprehensive Space Law
- Fiduciary Responsibility to Humanity
- National Space Law Benefiting Non-Nationals
About this book
Acknowledging that the commercial landscape in space is an ever-changing one, this book explores how the Canadian government has adapted to the new commercial space landscape and whether it is prepared to fulfil its authorisation and supervision responsibilities as the regulator of Canada’s space industry. The fundamental research question posed, therefore, is whether Canada’s regulatory framework is appropriate given the increasing commercialisation of space. To bestanswer this question, the book provides a doctrinal analysis of Canada’s historical space policy and current space laws, an empirical survey of the perspectives of those currently interacting with Canada’s regulatory framework, and a comparative exploration of how other jurisdictions oversee commercial space activities.
Motivated by legal, moral and economic considerations, the book recommends that Canada enact a comprehensive national space law and provides an annotated draft law for this purpose. By doing so, the book intends to spark a meaningful conversation on how Canada ought to fulfil its regulatory responsibilities, a topic previously unaddressed in public and academic discourse.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Aram Daniel Kerkonian, BA, JD, LLM, DCL is a space policy advisor with Innovation, Science and Economic Development, a department of the Government of Canada. Previously, Aram was the founder of Ardaker Space Consultants and a judicial law clerk of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Aram is a lawyer licensed with the Law Society of Ontario and a graduate of Queen's University, the University of Windsor and McGill University's Institute of Air and Space Law. Aram is widely recognised as a leading expert in Canadian space law and policy, regularly presenting and lecturing on the subject.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Space Regulation in Canada: Past, Present and Potential
Book Subtitle: The Case for a Comprehensive Canadian Space Law
Authors: Aram Daniel Kerkonian
Series Title: Space Regulations Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68692-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68691-8Published: 25 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68694-9Published: 29 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68692-5Published: 24 March 2021
Series ISSN: 1572-6134
Series E-ISSN: 2542-9558
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 436
Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations
Topics: Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space, Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations