The Responsibility for Private Activities in Outer Space: Where is the Clue to This Puzzle?

• DIEGO ZANNONI ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Padua

     University of Padua

     Padova, Italia

     
• Localización: Revista de derecho del transporte: Terrestre, marítimo, aéreo y multimodal, ISSN 1889-1810, Nº. 27, 2021, págs. 185-207
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The need to resolve the question of State responsibility for private space activities has gained urgency in recent decades in parallel with the increasing number of private corporations participating in space ventures. According to Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty, States shall authorise, supervise and bear international responsibility for national activities in outer space, including private ones. This provision nonetheless begs a number of unresolved questions, including whether this responsibility is defined in absolute or qualified terms, the meaning of «national activities» and identification of the State required to authorise and supervise a space activity. With a combination of theoretical and practical approaches, this article seeks to address these issues and to offer an opportunity to assess the latest developments in this rapidly evolving area of human endeavour.

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