International Human Law SRQ

Author: rlab22

  • …a name associated with the pursuit of knowledge.

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    I’d like to have a satellite named after me. Or rather, I’d like a space telescope named after me. I had never heard of Edwin Hubble or James Webb, until I heard about the telescopes named after them circling our earth; looking into the deep heart of our universe. Without fully knowing who they were,…

  • What does the Red Cross do anyways?

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    A common misconception I have noticed, in the US, is that people believe Clara Barton was the founder of the Red Cross. Actually the founder is Henri Dunant, a Swiss. Clara Barton founded the American division of the Red Cross 18 years after Mr. Dunant started it in Europe.    Many people may also see the Red Cross as…

  • Who is liable?

    Who is liable?

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    One of the biggest questions in Space Law today is, “Who is liable?” The Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects was signed in 1972. It says that the State (country) from which a space object is launched is responsible for any harm caused by the object, regardless of intent. In 1972 only…