The exercise of self-defence in outer space | Dr Rishi Gulati with guest Dr Chris O'Meara

In this episode, Dr Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Dr Chris O'Meara about his article titled Self-defence in outer space: anti-satellite weapons and the jus ad bellum which is forthcoming in the Leiden Journal of International Law. Dr O'Meara is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter. He is an expert in conflict and security la, and holds a PhD in International Law and an LLM in International Law from University College London. Amongst other publications, he is the author of Necessity and Proportionality and the Right of Self-Defence in International Law (OUP, 2021) and his book The Right of Self-Defence in International Law is also to be published by OUP. The conversation provides a background to anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, the circumstances in which self defence may be used in outer space in this context, and a future outlook of the regime.