Review on the Outer Space Legislation: Problems and Prospects

2017

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DOI 10.1093/slr/hmx010
Data confidence 70 medium
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Abstract

The relevance of this study is determined by the fact that in addition to the space and belonging of a part of the cosmos to a certain territory, there is also a question of responsibility and expansion of the used space as a sovereign territory. Accordingly, the issue of flights coordination and spacecraft ownership to the country or territory of use is important. We carried out the analysis of legislation on the understanding of the very essence of spacecraft belonging to a certain territory and on interactions between countries in the joint use and management of such apparatuses. We have revealed that this issue affects not only scientific aspects but also economic aspects (because of high costs of these devices) as well as ideological reasons for security and national sovereignty development. It is noted that the world has created a fairly broad reserve for integration of innovations into the overall structure of national economy, and the application of space technology will accelerate this growth. At the same time, the legal field regulators fully contribute to the adoption of regulatory and legal acts regarding the creation of an environment for the space industry development. It is shown that each country regulates its space law in accordance with its own tasks of scientific and technological development. It is determined that the space program is the driver of the development and structuring of the entire scientific and technical sector of the country’s economy. It was revealed to be of the greatest interest because of technical possibility of improving and building space technology not only for national use but also at the commission of other states.