The UN General Assembly Resolution "Application of the concept of the 'launching State'"
- Paper number
IAC-05-E6.4.07
- Author
Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Austria
- Year
2005
- Abstract
On 10 December 2004 - for the first time since 1996 -the UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution dedicated to space law. This Resolution ("Application of the concept of the 'launching State'", UNGA Res. 59/115 of 10 December 2004) deals with the application of the concept of the "launching State". This paper describes the background and the main features of this Resolution, which reflects the conclusions of a working group on this topic, which had been active from 2000 to 2002 as subordinate body of the UNCOPUOS Legal Subcommittee. This General Assembly Resolution is expected to lead to a more thorough engagement of States in considering implementing national space legislation, if their private actors are already or on the verge of conducting space activities. This would lead to safer space activities and make the liability system more reliable and stable. From such an increased engagement in this field, UNCOPUOS might also identify a field for activity, when it comes to support and harmonize such national developments in order to establish a system, where there is no distortion of competition and no "flags of convenience" for space transportation can emerge.- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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