By Futurist Thomas Frey
The Question Space Data Centers Force Us to Answer
When your data lives in orbit under flags of convenience, AI makes autonomous decisions affecting millions, and multinational facilities create jurisdictional nightmares—who adjudicates? National courts can’t summon orbital infrastructure. The International Court of Justice has no enforcement mechanism beyond Earth. And diplomatic channels move at glacial speed while data disputes happen at digital velocity.
This forces an urgent question: do we need a dedicated Space Court to resolve conflicts arising from orbital commerce before they escalate into actual wars? Not a theoretical body for someday—a functioning tribunal operational within 3-5 years, with real authority, binding decisions, and enforcement mechanisms that work 200 miles above Earth.
Let me walk you through what Space Court actually looks like, how it operates, and why we might need it faster than anyone’s comfortable admitting.
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