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Legal Primer

This document provides an introduction and overview of five key international treaties governing activities in outer space negotiated under the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space. It summarizes the main principles and goals of each treaty, including the 1967 Outer Space Treaty establishing free use and no appropriation of space, the 1968 Agreement on Rescue and Return of Astronauts, the 1972 Liability Convention, the 1975 Registration Convention requiring registration of space objects, and the 1979 Moon Agreement introducing the concept of space as the common heritage of mankind.

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Legal Primer

This document provides an introduction and overview of five key international treaties governing activities in outer space negotiated under the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space. It summarizes the main principles and goals of each treaty, including the 1967 Outer Space Treaty establishing free use and no appropriation of space, the 1968 Agreement on Rescue and Return of Astronauts, the 1972 Liability Convention, the 1975 Registration Convention requiring registration of space objects, and the 1979 Moon Agreement introducing the concept of space as the common heritage of mankind.

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Introduction to International ICT Policy and

Regulation

Reading Materials for Module 1 Introduction to International ICT

General Overview Setting the Scene

Faculty: Renata Brazil David & Sofie Maddens

Guest Speakers: Luis Perrone and Pamela Meredith


Table of Contents

Introduction 1

The 1967 Treaty on the Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and 2
Use of Outer Space including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies (Outer Space Treaty)

The 1968 Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return 8
of Objects Launched into Outer Space

The 1972 Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects 12

The 1975 Convention on the Registration of Objects Launched into Space 21

The 1979 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and other Celestial 26
Bodies
INTRODUCTION

The goal of Module 1 is to provide students with a solid background and introduction to
International ICT. In this Legal Primer we will provide students with the five international
treaties have been negotiated and signed by UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space
(COPUOS).

The 1967 Treaty on the Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration
and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies (Outer Space Treaty) is
the most widely used space treaty and provides the fundamental principles of Space Law, that is,
free use and no appropriation.

The 1968 Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the
Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space, the 1972 Convention on International Liability for
Damage Caused by Space Objects (Liability Convention) and the 1975 Convention on the
Registration of Objects Launched (Registration Convention) into Space all elaborate on
provisions of the Outer Space Treaty. The Registration Convention is especially important
because it requires states to supply to the United Nations details about the orbit of each space
object.

The 1979 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and other Celestial
Bodies introduced the concept of the common heritage of mankind. This is the principal of
international law that states that the elements of the earth and cosmos, such as Antarctica, the
ocean floor, and outer space, are common to mankind. These areas cannot be monopolized for
the benefit of one state or group alone, and should be treated as if they were for the use of all
mankind.
Treaty on the Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration
and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies
Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the
Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space
Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects
Convention on the Registration of Objects Launched into Space
Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and other Celestial
Bodies

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