Space Legislation of Luxembourg: A Commentary

About this book:

Space Legislation of Luxembourg is a one-of-a-kind book that presents expert article-by-article commentary on the laws by scholars from the staff of the renowned SES Chair in Space, Satellite Communications and Media Law of the University of Luxembourg, as well as the first offline publication in English of the laws otherwise only available in French. Luxembourg has been the spearhead of commercial and cooperative initiatives that have molded a vibrant space economy for over three decades. Since 2017, this prodigious role in the global enterprise has been brought to legal fruition with three foresightful laws designed to make Luxembourg the most favorable jurisdiction for authorizing traditional and new space activities.

What’s in this book:

The Commentary will elucidate the following crucial matters:

• whether the authorization procedure is smooth or cumbersome, affordable or expensive;
• whether and which insurance is required;
• whether potential liability for damage caused by a space object will be capped or not; and
• procedures and consequences attached to termination of space activity.

The Commentary contains similarly structured sections: first the English text of the article, then its drafting history (genesis and context), then legal interpretation, and finally evaluation, including a comparison with space laws of other countries.

How this will help you:

Considering the accelerating pace of innovation in space-related technology, making tomorrow’s technical possibilities a reality requires practical legal expertise today. To support the further economic development of a dynamic and competitive commercial sector, the Commentary furnishes clear explanations guaranteeing that private operators, investors and entrepreneurs working in space are certain about the conditions of a successful application for authorization of a space activity under the jurisdiction of Luxembourg, and about their rights to the space resources they extract. The book will prove to be a milestone in space law for academics and practitioners in the field.