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...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
...law to be considered when dealing with human activity in outer space is international law. The operative international framework is to be found in the Outer Space Treaty (OST) 1967, a treaty of the United Nations to which all of the major spacefaring...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... conducted their first flights. That said, when contemplating the lawfulness of any activity in outer space, the first port of call is the Outer Space Treaty (OST). View from above - Virgin Galactic’s Vice President of Government Affairs & Research...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies know colloquially as The Outer Space Treaty (OST)23 has been widely ratified by nations24 and is recognised...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
...operating the invaded facility is also required to be authorised by its state of nationality. From the perspective of the Outer Space Treaty, an invasion against the authorised facilities of a company is the same as an attack on the authorising state...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... search for extraterrestrial life It is important to understand the legal and policy background. Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) of 1967 addresses the avoidance of harmful contamination of celestial bodies (forward contamination) and the...
