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Air and Space Law (Optional Paper)
Air and Space Law (Optional Paper)
Air and Space Law (Optional Paper)
Note: Total No. of questions are FIVE (5). Attempt any FOUR (4) questions.
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3. “State responsibility and liability norms under the space law are not in conformity with
the public international law norms.” Do you agree with this statement? Elaborate.
10 Marks
4. Discuss the obligations of states towards the personnel under the Rescue Agreement
1968. Whether the protection under the Rescue Agreement 1968 exte nds to space
tourists? Elaborate.
10 Marks
5. “It is ancient doctrine that at common law ownership of the land extended to the
periphery of the universe - Cujus est solum ejus est usque ad coelum. But that doctrine
has no place in the modern world...” Elaborate this statement and highlight the efforts
made in the demarcation of outer space from airspace in the form of various theories.
10 Marks
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