OST related Flashcards
OST main articles
-Exploration of space benefits all mankind
-No sovereignty over celestial bodies or space
-No WMD’s
-Compromise between US and Russia on private actors in space
Progenitors of the OST
-Antarctic Treaty: peaceful purposes, freedom of scientific investigation, prohibited sovereignty
-Limited Nuclear test ban treaty: banned nuclear testing in outer space
Wolf Amendment
Nasa can’t work with China
Article 1 OST
Freedom of exploration:
-province of all mankind, as opposed to common heritage of mankind (CHM)
-freedom of exploration/only peaceful purposes
-Both states and private use
-free access of all areas
-free scientific invest
-states shat encourage invest
Article 2 OST
Non-Appropriation:
-space,and celestial bodies not subject to appropriation by sovereignty, use, occupation, or any other means
- some believe non appropriation should prohibit resource ownership
Article 3 OST
-activities in os in accordance with internation law
-maintain international peace and security
-promote international cooperation and understanding.
Article 4 OST
-No wmd’s stationed in orbit
-no military forts on moon
-no prohibition of military activities in orbit
Article 5 OST
-Astronauts are envoys of all mankind
-States render all possible assistance to astronauts
Article 6 OST
-great compromise on private actors
-states bear international responsibilities for activities in os
-states must authorize and supervise it’s nationals
Article 7 OST
second half of compromise
-states liable for damages from debris if they launch, procure launch, object launched from states territory/facility
Article 8 OST
Registration of spacecraft:
-state shall retain jurisdiction of control over objects/personel
-only one state has jurisdiction of each object
Article 9 OST
states give due regard to other states parties
Article 11 OST
transparency
-states are to inform un secretary general, scientific community, and public on space activities.
reactions to sputnik
- launched explorer one
-created nasa 1958
-created darpa
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origin of international law
treaty of westphalia
father of international law
hugo grotius, wrote freedom of seas, the seas as international
