Edited by Maria Manoli and Sandy Belle Habchi, this title contains papers presented at the 4th Manfred Lachs International Conference on Conflicts in Space and the Rule of Law. These carefully selected documents address issues related to state-of-the-art military and security technologies and activities, the development of military policies and doctrines, space security, exploitation of space natural resources, space sustainability, and the peaceful use of outer space for the benefit of all. Perhaps most importantly, this book addresses adequacies and inadequacies of current rules of international space law, public international law, and international humanitarian law with respect to conflict avoidance in outer space.

The authors of the papers included in this book were carefully selected from the 43 presentations made at the 4th Manfred Lachs International
Conference on Conflicts in Space and the Rule of Law. Here is a complete list of these renowned academics and subject-matter experts: