Public Law Commercial space industry: the new guardian of space sustainability Commercial space companies often make headlines for their technological advances and mission success. Beyond their technical achievements, they also actively engage in the governance of space activities. Zhuang Tian • 12-04-2024
Public Law A case of ‘AI hallucination’ in the air How can a few unreported court cases that no lawyer has ever heard of, cause so much trouble and become so infamous? Benjamyn Scott • 07-08-2023
Public Law Airlines versus the State’s Schiphol Agenda Airlines have always been protective of their market access and have vehemently fought for their airport slots in the EU. While this is no secret, taking the government to court – and winning – has brought this battle to a whole new level. Tuvana Aras • 06-04-2023
Public Law Outer space heritage site protection Missions to and around the Moon are about to burgeon. How to ensure that future space explorers, while making new histories, also undertake appropriate measures to protect sites with historic value? Zhuang Tian • 14-11-2022
Public Law From empty to over-congested airports: Schiphol’s passenger compensation scheme Until very recently passengers were missing flights due to closed borders or positive COVID tests. Now, passengers might miss their flights, not due to pandemic measures, but due to poor airport management and labour practices. Tuvana Aras • 08-11-2022
Public Law Travel chaos at Schiphol: The need for tripartite dialogue Travel chaos at Schiphol is one of the post-pandemic labour challenges to the aviation industry and this disaster will continue till the end of March 2023. What solutions do lawyers have? Yuran Shi • 07-11-2022
Public Law Turbulence in the air and space industry: EU sanctions against Russia Airspace closures and export restrictions are reshaping relations between the EU and Russia. Consequences are not limited to the aerospace industry of each party: is there a new ‘iron curtain’ in the sky? Mario Barbano • 29-04-2022
Interdisciplinary Study of the Law Satellites: Our eyes in the battlefield Satellites help us see the Earth from space, when we cannot observe it otherwise. We should give them some credit. Dimitra Stefoudi • 06-04-2022
Public Law Sustainability in space Space is becoming more contested, congested, competitive, and contaminated. How to ensure the long-term sustainability of space activities, so present and future generations can use and explore it indefinitely? Tanja Masson-Zwaan • 19-01-2021