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This course examines the underlying legal principles that regulate the use, exploration and exploitation of space, and considers how these and other principles of international law can and should apply to the many State and private commercial uses of outer space. Space law is an important area of international law and impacts on many activities affecting everyday life – including telecommunications, direct satellite broadcasts, weather forecasting, agricultural planning, mapping, remote sensing, spying and other military activities, exploration and scientific experimentation. The use and exploitation of space represents a multi-billion dollar industry. Many countries, both developed and developing, are engaged in space activities. Read the full course description.