SHATAXI AMICUS LEX

Image source- Google Image by- Leticia Riente “Searching for satellites and celestial spheres  nurturing acolytes down through the years”  -Searching for satellites, Wishbone Ash 2011  Lyrics are like a code that you decipher from your own perspective. The lyrics above artfully express Wishbone Ash’s discreet tribute to public international law. But that’s my perception. In our current political climate, it is of utmost importance that we safeguard outer space. ASAT, an anti-satellite weapon, threatens to endanger the peaceful exploration of space due to unwanted space debris unless international laws come to our rescue. However, the Outer Space Treaty, often hailed as “The Magna Carta of International Space Law,” does not define the term "outer space" comprehensively. Consequently, the jurisdiction over ASATs remains ambiguous; it is unclear whether any experiment aimed from the ground to disrupt a satellite orbiting Earth falls under terrestrial boundaries or outer spac...