Dubai has announced on Monday that it has created a ‘space court’ to settle commercial disputes.

The UAE is also sending a space probe to Mars in order to further boost its presence in the space arena.

In an AFP report, the court will be based at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, an independent British-inspired arbitration center based on common law.

Currently, space law is made up of international conventions and resolutions and the UN Outer Space Treaty in 1967.

This treaty has been signed by several countries to regulate their activities in space.

However, space has now been dominated by commercial issues since a number of private companies also want to be part of the space sector.

“An integrated space industry, supported by human resources, infrastructure, and scientific research, is under way,” Zaki Azmi, Chief Justice at DIFC Courts, said in a statement.

“The Courts of Space is a global initiative that will operate in parallel, helping to build a new judicial support network to serve the stringent commercial demands of international space exploration in the 21st century,” the statement added.

Azmi said that a more innovative judicial system will be needed since space commerce now becomes more global.

After sending its first astronaut in space, UAE has become more aggressive in its space missions.

“We want to set the scene in terms of what courts can do. We believe that there will be a huge appetite for it,” Amna Al Owais, Chief Registrar at DIFC Courts, told AFP.