52nd Session of the Legal Subcommittee of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the Problems of International Space Law

The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 27, which consists of the Scientific and Technical and the Legal Subcommittees, is the main international centre for the interaction of states and international organizations in the area of space. Current challenges of space operations commerciali...

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Main Authors: G. P. Zhukov, O. A. Volynskaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2013-06-01
Series:Московский журнал международного права
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Online Access:https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/454
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Summary:The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 27, which consists of the Scientific and Technical and the Legal Subcommittees, is the main international centre for the interaction of states and international organizations in the area of space. Current challenges of space operations commercialization on the one hand, security and long-term sustainability on the other have forced the Committee to reassess the traditional priorities of its activity.The present article considers the results of the latest session of the Legal Subcommittee of April 2013 and their influence on the establishment of a new political and legal regime of the global space activities.
ISSN:0869-0049
2619-0893