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"UN: Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of State in Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 1967" [2005] ELECD 292; in Tully, Stephen (ed), "International Documents on Corporate Responsibility" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005)

Book Title: International Documents on Corporate Responsibility

Editor(s): Tully, Stephen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843768197

Section: Chapter 69

Section Title: UN: Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of State in Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 1967

Number of pages: 1

Extract:

69. UN: Treaty on Principles Governing the
Activities of States in the Exploration and
Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and
Other Celestial Bodies, 1967

Commentary: The Outer Space Treaty (610 UNTS 205, entry into force 1967)
derives from UNGA Resolution 1962 (1963). The exploration and use of outer space
is for the benefit of all States (Article I) and is therefore not subject to national appro-
priation (Article II). In addition to the provisions below, governments undertake
consultations where they believe that activities by their nationals would cause poten-
tially harmful interference to others (Article IX). See further, UNGA Resolution
51/122 (1996) concerning a Declaration on International Cooperation in the
Exploration and Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interest of All States,
Taking into Particular Account the Needs of Developing Countries and the Report of
the Legal Subcommittee on the work of its forty-third session, UN Doc
A/AC.105/826 (2004). For academic commentary, see Williams S.M. (1987),
`International law and the exploration of outer space: a new market for private enter-
prise?', in Snyder F.E. and Sathirathai S. (eds), Third World Attitudes toward International
Law, Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 787. See also, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs:
www.oosa.unvienna.org.



Article VI
States Parties to the Treaty shall bear international responsibility for national activities in
outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, whether such activities are carried
on by governmental agencies or by non-governmental ...