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"UN: Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 1979" [2005] ELECD 293; 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 70

Section Title: UN: Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 1979

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

70. UN: Agreement Governing the Activities of
States on the Moon and Other Celestial
Bodies, 1979

Commentary: The Moon Agreement (1986 ATS No 14, entry into force 1984)
provides that the moon and its natural resources are the common heritage of
mankind and contemplates a future international regime governing exploitation.
Article 4 provides that exploration and use of the moon is for the benefit of all States
with due regard to development and the interests of present and future generations.
Article 6 establishes freedom of scientific investigation and Article 12 envisages
governments retaining jurisdiction and control over their personnel, vehicles, equip-
ment, facilities, stations and installations.



Article 1
1. The provisions of this Agreement relating to the moon shall also apply to other celestial
bodies within the solar system, other than the earth, except in so far as specific legal
norms enter into force with respect to any of these celestial bodies.
2. For the purposes of this Agreement reference to the moon shall include orbits around or
other trajectories to or around it.
3. This Agreement does not apply to extraterrestrial materials which reach the surface of
the earth by natural means.


Article 11
1. The moon and its natural resources are the common heritage of mankind . . .
2. The moon is not subject to national appropriation by any claim of sovereignty, by means
of use or occupation, or by any other means.
3. Neither the surface nor the subsurface of the moon, nor any part thereof or natural
resources ...