Super wicked problem: as soft-laws como instrumento de enfrentamento dos detritos espaciais

Abstract

The present thesis has as its fundamental objective to, firstly, make a historical retrospective of the events that culminated in the creation of International Space Law and the Committee for the Peaceful Use of Space, focusing on the antagonism between the United States and the USSR. Then, as a secondary goal, this thesis intends to navigate the phases of the Committee, from its creation to the moment it became somewhat irrelevant to the space exploration scenario. Finally, other topics of discussion will be space debris and how International Environmental Law and Soft- Laws were able to open doors for new players and turn a previously militarized environment into a propitious soil for new opportunities and governance. Finally, as not everything can be seen with an overly optimistic eye, the last topic will be about the conceptualization of what is a super wicked problem, why space debris fits into this reality and why Soft-Laws, as good as they are, are not enough to solve the problem