October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... of principles - and the one that most forcefully applies modern attentions to the realm of space - is the requirement of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) to use space in such a way that is for the benefit and in the interests of all states, irrespective...
February 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
...at other nations. From this debate emerged the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) [7] which remains the cornerstone of international space law. The starting point of this discussion is Article II: Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
...and the sharing of benefits. In particular, the cornerstone of international space law, the Outer Space Treaty (OTS), includes a principle that prohibits the appropriation of outer space and celestial bodies by means of sovereignty, occupation or any...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... PPWT, which would forbid the deployment of weapons in outer space. According to Russian and Chinese supporting statements, such a treaty would reinforce Article IV of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which only forbids the deployment of weapons of mass...
March 2016
Future space is challenge for international law
.... In this context special attention should be given to the obligation of states under Article II of the Outer Space Treaty, namely: ‘Outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... (IGA) which contained Article 22 with specific provisions relating to crimes committed onboard the ISS. Unlike the Outer Space Treaty and the proposed Draft Convention mentioned above, the IGA uses the criminal law of the state...
