Space Regulation in Canada: Past, Present and Potential: The Case for a Comprehensive Canadian Space Law

ISBN-13: 9783030686918 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 436 str.

Aram Daniel Kerkonian

Spis treści

Introduction.- International and Canadian Space Activities.- International Regulation of Space Activies.- Canadian Regulation of Space Activities.- Theoretical Foundation of Canadian Space Regulatio.- Insights into the Canadian Space Regulatory Framework.- National Regulation of Space Activities.- Rationale for a Comprehensive Canadian Space Law.- Proposed Comprehensive Canadian Space Law.- Conclusion.

O autorze

Dr. Aram Daniel Kerkonian, BA, JD, LLM, DCL is a space policy advisor with Innovation, Science and Economic Development, a department of the Government of Canada.  Previously, Aram was the founder of Ardaker Space Consultants and a judicial law clerk of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.  Aram is a lawyer licensed with the Law Society of Ontario and a graduate of Queen's University, the University of Windsor and McGill University's Institute of Air and Space Law.  Aram is widely recognised as a leading expert in Canadian space law and policy, regularly presenting and lecturing on the subject.

Blurb

Space is no longer the domain of national space agencies. Today, a significant majority of space activities are carried out by non-governmental entities, resulting in the accelerated evolution of space technologies and their applications. This operational shift from public to private does not mean, however, that governments are no longer relevant in this era of New Space. On the contrary: as the operational role of the state has diminished, its regulatory role has grown correspondingly. 

Acknowledging that the commercial landscape in space is an ever-changing one, this book explores how the Canadian government has adapted to the new commercial space landscape and whether it is prepared to fulfil its authorisation and supervision responsibilities as the regulator of Canada’s space industry. The fundamental research question posed, therefore, is whether Canada’s regulatory framework is appropriate given the increasing commercialisation of space. To best answer this question, the book provides a doctrinal analysis of Canada’s historical space policy and current space laws, an empirical survey of the perspectives of those currently interacting with Canada’s regulatory framework, and a comparative exploration of how other jurisdictions oversee commercial space activities. 

Motivated by legal, moral and economic considerations, the book recommends that Canada enact a comprehensive national space law and provides an annotated draft law for this purpose. By doing so, the book intends to spark a meaningful conversation on how Canada ought to fulfil its regulatory responsibilities, a topic previously unaddressed in public and academic discourse.