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Human Rights Implications of Space Debris: A Legal Study of Sustainability, Liability and Access to Essential Satellite Services

Author(s) Mr. Aakash Sajwan, Dr. Ashutosh Hajela, Mr. Mridul Pandey, Mr. Arun Singh, Ms. Joohi Deshmukh
Country India
Abstract The problem of space debris is a significant issue for sustainable governance of outer space. Earth is increasingly crowded with satellites, commercial space operations, and private participation which is also giving rise to collision risks. While space debris is usually perceived as a technical, environmental or operational problem, its human rights aspect needs to be studied. Satellites are used to assist various activities and services, including telecommunications, navigation, meteorology, climate services, disaster management, Internet access, agriculture, banking, telemedicine and the response to emergencies. The interruption of these satellite dependent services can impact the right to life, health, access to information, communication, livelihood, equality and environmental protection for vulnerable and remote communities, among others. The research methodology used in this paper is doctrinal in nature, which is qualitative based from secondary sources such as International Treaties, UN Guidelines, Indian Policy documents, Scopus Indexed literature, and Institutional Reports. It explores the links between space debris, sustainability, liability and access to vital satellite services. The paper concludes that the existing framework is still very much state-centric, object-centric and relies on 'voluntary mitigation norms'. It calls for a governance framework for space debris which is based on prevention, accountability, compensation, transparency, space traffic coordination and intergenerational equity, and is rights-sensitive and sustainable.
Keywords Space Debris, Human Rights, Sustainable Space Governance, Satellite Services, Space Liability and Outer Space Law.
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-07-12
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.83381
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