The regulation of space use under international law

Abstract

Every legal system is based on principles that give it compulsory power in its application. Since space law is a branch of public law, it has helped establish several principles originally developed within space law that now fall under general international law. These principles may be of a special nature, i.e. they are specific to space law and not to other branches of public law. The international system has adopted several principles on which the organisation of outer space shall be based, in accordance with a system of equality that maintains international peace and security. Referring to General Assembly resolution No. 1962 of 13 December 1963 and the 1967 Space Treaty, we find the principles on which this Regulation is based.