Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space: Multilateral Negotiations’ Effects on International Law

Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space: Multilateral Negotiations’ Effects on International Law

INTRODUCTION. Outer space is an increasingly competitive environment. This raises incentives for states to place conventional weapons in outer space. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST), the applicable legal regime, is silent on the legality of the placement of conventional weapons, however. Since the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: T Vestner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2020-11-01
Series:Московский журнал международного права
Subjects:
multinational negotiations
diplomacy
international law
legal gap/ lacunae
silence
lex ferenda
treaty interpretation
supplementary means of interpretation
weaponization/ placement of conventional weapons
peaceful use of outer space
arms control/ disarmament
outer space treaty
prevention of an arms race in outer space (paros)
first committee of the united nations general assembly
conference on disarmament
draft treaty on prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space and of the threat or use of force against outer space objects (ppwt)
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