Un outer space treaty pdf file

The united nations committee on the peaceful uses of outer space copuos. Learn how space can be an invaluable tool for the sustainable development goals and how the united nations office for outer space affairs and digitalglobe are working together. Government of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. Treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration. Recommends that states conducting space activities, in fulfilling their international obligations under the united nations treaties on outer space, in particular the treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the.

According to the space report 2016 pdf, published by the space. United nations treaties and principles on outer space unoosa. The outer space treaty, formally the treaty on principles governing the activities of states in. On the 50th anniversary of the outer space treaty, test your knowledge of the. Treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer. It is often euphemistically called the grundnorm of space law and a mascot of space governance. Parties to the treaty or the secretarygeneral of the united nations of any phenomena they discover in outer space, including the moon and other celestial. It is hoped that this collection will serve as a valuable reference document for all those interested in the legal aspects of outer space. Outer space treaty, formally treaty on principles governing the activities of. For example, the moon agreement, the last of the five u. How an international treaty signed 50 years ago became the backbone for space law. Outer space treaty 1967 britannica encyclopedia britannica.

The treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies outer space treaty entered into force in 1967, after consideration by the committee on the peaceful uses of outer space and the general assembly. United nations treaties and principles on outer space. Fifty years of the institute for defence studies and. How an international treaty signed 50 years ago became the. Legal principles governing the exploration and use of outer space in. Space for the sustainable development goals youtube. The united nations office for outer space affairs bringing the benefits of space to humankind. Efforts in the united nations to maintain outer space for peaceful purposes began in 1957, months prior to the launch of the first artificial satellite into earths orbit. Treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies bureau of arms control, verification, and compliance. The outer space treaty and the weaponization of space. In order to promote international cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space, states parties to the treaty conducting activities in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, agree to inform the secretarygeneral of the united nations as well as the public and the international scientific community, to the greatest extent feasible and practicable, of the nature, conduct, locations and results of such activities. States parties to the treaty shall immediately inform the other states parties to the treaty or the secretarygeneral of the united nations of any phenomena they discover in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, which could constitute a danger to the life or health of astronauts. Exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and.

May 1999, project west ford, the air force role in developing international outer space law pdf, air force history. Treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the. The outer space treaty, formally the treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is a treaty that forms the basis of international space law. It is a political document of stupendous legal import and forms an overarching oeuvre in the context of space law. Treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of.