Terms of Use

Plain terms for using this site. Nothing unusual, and nothing designed to catch you out.

Last updated 24 August 2026.

This is not legal advice

Everything on Space Law Journal is published for information and comment. It is journalism and analysis, not legal advice, and reading it does not create a lawyer and client relationship with us, with any contributor, or with any organisation a contributor works for.

Space law changes quickly. Rules that were accurate when an article was published may have been amended, replaced or struck down since. Always check the primary source, and take advice from a qualified lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction before acting.

Accuracy

We work from primary sources and we check them. We still expect to get things wrong from time to time, and when we do we correct the article and add a dated note. Our approach is set out in the editorial policy.

We give no warranty that the content is complete, current or free from error, and we are not liable for loss arising from reliance on it.

Copyright

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You may quote from articles for commentary, criticism, teaching or news reporting, with attribution to Space Law Journal and a link to the original. You may not republish a whole article without permission. If you want to syndicate something, ask us and the answer is often yes.

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Links out

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Text and data mining

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Acceptable use

Do not attempt to disrupt the site, scrape it at a rate that degrades it for others, or use it to distribute unlawful material. If comments are open on an article, keep contributions civil and on topic. We remove anything defamatory, abusive or unlawful.

Governing law

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Contact

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