SYNOPSIS

ABSTRACT

TOPIC : SPACE LAW

Space Law is a relatively new field of Public International Law, comprising mainly a
combination of customs and treaties, while the general principles of Public International Law
transcend it. Space Law expands accordingly with the subject to be regulated and its main task,
since its inception has been to ensure free, unimpeded and non-discriminatory access of
humankind into space. Though the founding treaties of Space Law define the activities in this
area, there are current issues that have arisen and it is a necessity to review whether and how
these issues are incorporated in this legal framework. The present article aims to provide a
holistic understanding of the current trends and challenges in Space Law with a special focus on
issues, such as space tourism, “new space”, space debris and climate change. This aim will be
achieved through an overview of the founding treaties of Space Law, and the subsequent review
of the current issues and the way the existing literature discusses and interprets them. The goal is
to both present the emerging issues of Space Law and the existing law, and to provide pragmatic
solutions and highlight the prospects for the legislative developments within the realm of Space
Law.
Introduction

International Space Law is a part of Public International Law (P.I.L.) and much like other
branches of P.I.L., it is a combination of customs and treaties3 that govern relations between
members of an increasingly organized international community. In addition, the general
principles of Public International Law transcend it, as well. Regarding the secondary sources of
law, according to Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, no
international court decision has been rendered generating a new rule of Space Law. There is,
however, literature that has elaborated many aspects of the relevant legal rules, upon which the
development of Space Law could be founded. Even though, the 1903 was the year that the
likelihood of establishing rules in outer space emerged,5 the main body of Space Law was
promulgated later on, following the appearance of new technologies, as well as the expansion of
their space-related technologies in terrestrial applications. The core substance of International
Space Law is based on the five (5) United Nations (UN) treaties. The primary treaty governing
the Law of Space is the Treaty on the Principles Governing the Activities of States in the
Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies or more
commonly known as the “Outer Space Treaty” of 1967.

RESEARCH QUESTION
1. WHAT IS SPACE LAW?
2. WHAT ROLE DOES SPACE LAW PLAY ?
3. HOW DOES SPACE LAW HELP DEVELPOING COUNTRIES?
4. WHA ARE THE PROBLEMS FACED ?
5. HOW DID THE SPACE LAW CAME INTO EXSISTENCE?

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:

The objective of the study is to make the reader understand very clearly about the Space law.
From this project we can understand what is space law, what’s its need, how did it came into
existence, role that space law plays, its rules, treaties, conferences, were also discussed. This
study limits only to SPACE LAW.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY :-
Doctrinal research includes :-
1. Descriptive study
2. Explanatory study
3. Analytical study
4. Comparative study

Sources of Study:-
Primary source:- , Judgements, Books, Articles.
Secondary sources :- Hein Online , Westlaw, Manupatra, Magzesis, e books

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY :-

Through this research :-
1. One can easily understand about the SPACE LAW.
2. Its evolution from time to time

Hypothesis:
The Hypothesis of this Article deals with Space Law. International Space Law is a combination
of customs and treaties that govern relations between members of an increasingly organized
international community. This deals with evolution , treaties, role in development, connections
with countries, etc.

Literature review:
 Book by Francis Lyall and Paul B. Larsen, Space Law: A Treatise ,2007
 Frans G. von der Dunk, Fabio Tronchetti , Handbook of Space Law 2015
 H. Philepina Diederiks-Verschoor and Vladimír Kopal , An Introduction to Space
Law,1993
 Vikrant Pancnanda, Space Law by Vikrant Pachnanda, Bloomsbury India, January 2019
 UN, UNOOSA International Space Law, United Nations Instrument, February 2018
  Nandasiri Jasentuliyana Space Law: Development and Scope, Greenwood Publishing
Group, 1992

Table of contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OVERVIEW OF THE FIVE UN SPACE TREATIES
3. CUSTOMERY LAW AND OUTERSPACE TREATY
a) NATURE AND EVOLUTION OF SAPCE LAW
b) DEVELPOMENT OF SPACE LAW
c) NEED FOR A LEGAL FRAMEWOTK IN SPACE
d) SPACE LAW
4. CONCERNS RAISED BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
5. 50 YEARS OF SPACE LAW
6. CHALLENGES AHEAD
7. ENVIRONMENT ASPECTS
8. SPACE LAW AND TREATIES
9. TREATIES
10. PRINCIPLES
11. UN AND OUTER SPACE
12. CONFERENCES
13. NAJOR DEBATES
14. CONCLUSION

SUBMITTED BY

ALLU. SAI SARAYU

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