Space Law: The Next Generation | Retro Report

A 1967 international treaty laid out the basics of space law. Without a lot of case history, though, lawyers have looked to maritime law and Arctic exploration as they lay the groundwork for how space will be governed. This video is a collaboration with PBS, American Experience.

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