Overview
- Examines case studies on the use of space data by international tribunals, as well as their outcomes and legal implications
- Addresses challenges concerning the use of space data for dispute resolution and protecting human rights
- Explains how space law, policies and space-related applications can further support the implementation and monitoring of the observance of human rights
Part of the book series: Studies in Space Policy (STUDSPACE, volume 23)
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This book stems from the worrying scale and intensity of conflicts, humanitarian crises, and human rights violations around the world, which can be seen in a wide range of global hotspots including Venezuela, Yemen, Syria, Myanmar, Sudan, Eritrea, and numerous others. These developments are also relevant for Europe, given the large-scale migrations they can produce. In order to effectively respond to them, it has become imperative to analyse ways in which space data and technologies can be used to uphold human rights and monitor violations. Various international tribunals, such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), are increasingly relying on satellite data and especially images when considering human rights violations cases. This use of space-related technologies represents a trend that promises to continue as the range and accuracy of space-derived data improves. Further, satellite data has important legal implications because it allows the fulfilment of international obligations to be monitored, and offers a powerful tool for dispute resolution.
Accordingly, this book examines the use of satellite images for cases concerning human rights violations, since the multitude of humanitarian crises worldwide demonstrate that it is of the utmost importance to analyse how space law, policies and space-related applications could further support the implementation and monitoring of the observance of human rights, thus contributing to enhanced security and sustainable development. A range of relevant areas, such as migration, refugees (including settlements and whether they are adequately supplied with basic necessities), water distribution and quality, housing and settlement monitoring are crucial aspects addressed in this book. In closing, the use of satellite data for legal purposes is not without its fair share of problems and concerns, which are also considered to guide the evolution of this emerging field.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Space in Support of Human Rights
Authors: Annette Froehlich, Claudiu Mihai Tăiatu
Series Title: Studies in Space Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35426-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35425-1Published: 30 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35428-2Published: 30 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-35426-8Published: 02 January 2020
Series ISSN: 1868-5307
Series E-ISSN: 1868-5315
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 173
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law