In her new blog post published on Völkerrechtsblog, Camilla Sophia Haake, Head of Programme Line at the Ludwig Boltzmann Insitute of Fundamental and Human Rights, reflects on whether the concept of Rights of Nature could help protect the Moon and other celestial bodies from increasing economic exploitation.

Marking the 5th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Moon, the article explores how existing international legal frameworks – particularly those governing areas beyond national jurisdiction – might accommodate a more “subjectivised” understanding of nature.

The contribution situates current debates on space governance at the intersection of environmental protection, legal theory, and the commercialisation of outer space.