1. Introduction: The Future of Outer Space Law
Anna Marie Brennan
PART I: The Promise of Outer Space Law
2. From Wagon Trains to Rocket Ships: Frontier Mentalities and Natural Law in Outer Space
Jennifer Brobst
3. A Narrative of Space Law: Extra-Textual Extra-terrestrial Law Formation
P.J. Blount
4. The Right of Self-Defence in Outer Space Law: Legal Issues and Way Forward
Fabio Tronchetti
PART II: Futures for Colonisation and Residence in Outer Space
5. Boots on the Moon: Managing the Return of Humans to the Moon
Melissa De Zwart
6. The Moondust Kingdom: Jurisdiction over 3D-Printed Stations Created on Celestial Bodies
Danny Johansen
7. Living Amongst the Stars: Conceptualising Freedom of Movement to and from Future Extraterrestrial Human Settlements
Anna Marie Brennan
PART III: Futures for Contemporary Problems
8. Emerging Principles on Safety Zones around Space Resource Utilisation Activities on Celestial Bodies
Lachlan Blake and Matthew Stubbs
9. It’s Not my Fault!: The Looming Danger of Space Debris and the Quest Towards a Future International Legal Framework
William Schonberg and Anna Marie Brennan
10. Critical Space Synergies: The European GNSS, Liability and Sustainable Development Goals
Ioana Bratu
11. Conclusion: Hypothesising the Future of Outer Space Law
Anna Marie Brennan
Biography
Anna Marie Brennan is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Politics, and Philosophy at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her teaching and research interests address international criminal law, human rights law, international humanitarian law, and outer space law. She was previously a lecturer in law at the University of Liverpool in United Kingdom and at University College Cork in Ireland. In 2023, she was the Acting Dean of Te Piringa Faculty of Law and is currently the New Zealand Chair of the AI and Space Law Society.
