The Rule of Law in Outer Space

Abstract Different approaches must be adopted in the governance of outer space if the rule of law is to be enforced. As international institutions and committees engage on a variety of international space matters, efforts must be made to forge an international cooperative structure or authority that aims to foster collaboration in the effort to develop the rule of law in space. Effectively, the call to govern outer space and enforce the rule of law through concerted efforts of an Outer Space Authority has been echoing through the years. It may be that the existing political climate and the urgent need for a coherent global strategy for exploration of space and to prevent outer space militarization all mean that we are at an opportune moment to once again put forward proposals for the establishment of an independent Outer Space Authority, fully clothed with powers to make binding decisions.