E. 38 State of Space Law & Economics

Professor Henry Hertzfeld, is a Research Professor of International Affairs and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the George Washington University and the Elliott School of International Affairs, Being involved in both the legal and economic aspects of the growing and emerging areas of space law, he has insights into our continuing exploration of this legal frontier. Professor Hertzfeld introduces us to some of the major principles and challenges of international law, and we apply those to the laws of space; both those in place and near term foreseeable. We discuss Nation State liability, international agreements, and legal enforcement mechanisms. We also discuss potential areas of concern, but the Professor does help back me away from the Bond villain excess concerns. Note: days after we recorded this episode, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia withdrew from the Moon Treaty.