Abstract
With space commercialization and privatization continuing apace, more space objects are expected to be launched and put into operation in the future, adding to the already large number of defunct satellites and space debris present in outer space. Hence, serious study should be devoted to possible mechanisms for dealing with potential collisions in outer space for the purpose of realizing environmental protection and space sustainability. In view of the inadequacy of the existing legal regime, this article explores possible such mechanisms (including a preventive mechanism, avoidance mechanism and compensation mechanism) from the perspective of interdependence theory and puts forward a practical approach to constructing future mechanisms to realize the goal of environmental protection and space sustainability.
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Yun Zhao,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE PREVENTION OF SATELLITE COLLISIONS IN OUTER SPACE,
35 Fordham Envtl. L. Rev.
(2024).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/elr/vol35/iss2/1
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