Independant Thinking for Space Age
PUBLICATIONS
Research and analysis at the intersection of international law, jurisprudence, sovereignty, and the governance of outer space. Exloring the legal questions that define our future beyond Earth.
The Non—Appropriation Paradox: The Modern "For Me, But Not For Thee".
Space Law & Jurisprudence •June 2026
Available at STASTERIA
Why humanity prohibits territorial sovereignty beyond Earth while preserving it everywhere on Earth, and what this contradiction reveals about the jurisprudential foundations of international space law.
Sovereignty By Proxy: The End of Territorial Sovereignty And The Rise Of Proxy Power In Outer Space.
Space Law & Jurisprudence • May 2024-2026
Available at SSRN
How sovereign authority is exercised beyond territory through technology, infrastructure, and operational control.
The Wild-Westification Paradox: Contracts, Not Wars.
Space Policy & Governance •July 2026
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Why the Moon Rush demands an allocation lottery to prevent territorial enclosure and ensure peaceful, equitable development.
Day ZERO: The Birth of Plural Humanity.
Law & Political Philosophy • July 2026
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Constituent authority, constitutional plurality, and the emergence of a new human legal order beyond Earth.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
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Patent or Secrecy: Intellectual Property Beyond Earth.
Intellectual Property in Space • April 2024
Available at SSRN
Whether revolutionary lunar energy technologies should be protected through patents or preserved as trade secrets, and how international space law shapes the future of intellectual property beyond Earth.
The Dawn of the Private Space Race: The Outer Space Treaty at a Turning Point.
International Space Law • July 2021-2026
Available at SSRN
How the rise of private space exploration challenges the legal assumptions of the Outer Space Treaty and exposes the limits of a legal framework drafted for a different era.
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