A Critical Approach to the Space Race and Global Geopolitics Versus Contemporary Space Law

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https://doi.org/10.18272/iu.i33.3205

Abstract

A complex network of actors with diverse interests and varying capacities characterizes Geopolitics in contemporary space. Unlike the space race of the 20th century, a multipolar scenario is currently observed with the active participation of the United States, Europe, Russia, China, India, Japan, and other actors. However, International Space Law has historically had characteristics of being reactive to changes, and not proactive in its regulation. Thus, this article analyses the current trends in space geopolitics and their implications for the Law.

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Javier Sepúlveda Estrada, Universidad de Concepción

Bachelor degree in Law and Social Sciences from Universidad de Concepción. Rolando Peña López Award for the Best Undergraduate Thesis in International Public Law. He was also part of the Chilean delegation that negotiated at the COP 27 in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt. He is also a research assistant and member of the Center for European Studies of the Universidad de Concepción. His main lines of research are integration processes, strategic autonomy, geopolitics and climate change.

Nicolás Sepúlveda Estrada, Universidad de Concepción

Bachelor Degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Concepción. Remarked Graduates 2022 award given by the Engineers' Guild. Member of the analogue space missions Asclepios I, II and III in Switzerland. Was part of the team of the Chilean Space Association in charged of redacting a benchmarking report about Space Policies and Regulations for the Ministry of Sciences for the Space Policy update. His main lines of research are nanosatellite applications, rocketry, instrumentation and public and private space institutionalities and policies.

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2024-06-07

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Sepúlveda Estrada, J., & Sepúlveda Estrada, N. (2024). A Critical Approach to the Space Race and Global Geopolitics Versus Contemporary Space Law. Iuris Dictio, 33(33), 12. https://doi.org/10.18272/iu.i33.3205

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No. 33 (2024)

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