An examination of the major space cooperation agreements between States as models for the development of similar agreements for international joint ventures on other celestial bodies
- Paper number
IAC-17,E7,7-B3.8,8,x39656
- Author
Mr. Anton Alberts, South Africa
- Coauthor
Dr. Peter Martinez, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Year
2017
- Abstract
Space-faring States have since the dawn of the space age managed to cooperate with each other despite sometimes deep political divisions. This cooperation has both broadened and intensified in the post-Cold War period and has culminated in joint-venture projects like the International Space Station and the agreement between collaborating States to make use of Russian launch capability to supply and bring astronauts to the International Space Station. This paper interrogates the nature of these agreements and assesses their applicability for future joint missions to the Moon and Mars against the backdrop of International Space Law. We will consider legal questions that arise regarding ownership of international bases on other celestial bodies, the legal status of the localities on which they are constructed, resource utilisation rights and the application of criminal law and justice among the astronauts stationed at such a base on the surface of another celestial body.
- Abstract document
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