Collisions in space: Perspectives on the law applicable to damage arising from space objects

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The number of cases that have resulted in damage from space objects has fortunately been limited. When damage has occurred, however, it has been not inconsiderable. The increase in commercial space activities need not imply an increase in the number of collisions or accidents between space objects: such presumptions would be conjecture. Concerted efforts arc, however, underway to ensure compliance with the relevant inter-agency and international debris mitigation guidelines, as a means of limiting the impact of potential debris- related collisions in space activities. Through this, safety, lifetime and technology requirements for spacecraft are rising. Where damage from space objects docs occur, however, the issue most likely to arouse attention is that of the law applicable to such accidents. In practice, resort to the dispute settlement procedure under the 1972 Convention on the Liability for Damage caused by Space Objects (Liability Convention), with its procedure for settlement of State claims on behalf of its natural or legal persons, remains an option to be exercised in the hands of the State parties to the dispute. Commercial operators may, independently, choose to call upon the domestic courts competent to hear the case in question. Domestic courts are then likely to investigate the relevant conflicts rules available across the various liability regimes that could apply to the damage resulting from the space accident. This paper takes a closer look at these liability regimes for damage from outer space activities at international and national level, including third party liability for GNSS. It offers a perspective on the current state of regulation and some reflections on possible developments in the law governing this area in the future.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012
HerausgeberInternational Astronautical Federation
Anzahl der Seiten11
Band14
VerlagCurran Associates
Erscheinungsdatum2012
Seiten11544-11554
ISBN (Print)9781622769797
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2012
Veranstaltung63rd International Astronautical Congress - IAC 2012: Space science and technology for the needs of all - Neapel, Italien
Dauer: 01.10.201205.10.2012
Konferenznummer: 63
http://www.iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2012/
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