Space law is dominated by a handful of (rather old) international treaties. Court cases do not occur, since countries and companies mostly resolve any disputes in a reasonable way. Legal fighting is in nobody's best interest.
Tanja Masson is one of the world's leading experts in space law and she has lots to tell about space mining, travel to Mars and planetary protection. Also, if you're considering a career in law, it looks like space law is a growth market.
==SHOW NOTES== Tanja Masson of Leiden University
International Institute of Air & Space Law
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Space Law Treaties and Principles
Planetary Protection
Joint statement by Belgium and Luxembourg
In a nutshell on Mars
Oumuamua may be a fluffy comet remnant
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