Key Legal Issues in Multidomain Operations in the Indo-Pacific

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter focuses on multidomain operations involving the space domain, explaining the value of outer space to all other military operations and intersecting with all other warfighting domains. While the legal issues involving space are not unique to the Indo-Pacific, they may be more consequential because of the breathtaking development of China’s space capabilities. The chapter then provides an overview of international law applicable to space operations, especially focusing on the Outer Space Treaty (OST), which expressly incorporates the UN Charter and, along with other space treaties, creates an international law environment with distinct characteristics. The chapter also addresses so-called near space operations, where the Chinese appear to be trying to exploit the lack of a specified boundary between airspace and outer space. Another topic covered is a discussion of the legal issues raised by the integration of the commercial section and militaries, a practice seen in the United States, NATO States, and China. Finally, the chapter gives a brief overview of how the law of war precautions in attack might apply in outer space.
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Authors Theodore T. Richard
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/oso/9780197844540.003.0006
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197844540.003.0006
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