ACHIEVING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: CAN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY UPSET THE BALANCE?

摘要

This paper briefly explores the international and domestic legal responsibilities of both public and private parties in a space venture. It examines the doctrine of sovereign immunity in the United States and other countries in PPPs both outside and within the space industry context. Available waivers and exceptions from the doctrine are examined from the standpoint of maintaining a level playing field between all participants in a public private partnership.