The problem of the use of natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies for commercial purposes

Occupation: Associate Professor of the Department of " Maritime Law" of the Law Institute of the Russian University of Transport (MIIT)
Affiliation: Russian University of transport (MIIT)
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Gosudarstvo i pravo

Edition

Issue 8

Pages

100-109

Abstract

The article deals with modern problems of international legal regulation of the use of natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies for commercial purposes. A legal analysis of the provisions of the main space agreements on the legal regime of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies is being carried out. It also analyses the acts adopted unilaterally by the United States, Luxembourg and the UAE on the use of the natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies for commercial purposes and their assessment of the compliance with space agreements. Conclusions are made about the need to improve space agreements and the adoption of a new international treaty on the establishment of the international regime for the use of space resources and the creation of an international space authority on the basis of the norms and basic principles of international space law and the concept of the common heritage of mankind.

Keywords

Moon and other celestial bodies, Space exploration, USA, Luxembourg, UAE, Outer space Treaty 1967, Moon Agreement 1979, Asteroid mining, International Space Authority, concept of the common heritage of mankind

Received

20.01.2021

Publication date

14.09.2021

Number of characters

34388

Cite

GOST	Al Ali N. The problem of the use of natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies for commercial purposes // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2021. – Issue 8 C. 100-109 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520016442-7-1 (circulation date: 27.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520016442-7
MLA	Al Ali, Naser "The problem of the use of natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies for commercial purposes." Gosudarstvo i pravo 8 (2021):100-109. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520016442-7
APA	Al Ali N. (2021). The problem of the use of natural resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies for commercial purposes. Gosudarstvo i pravo (8), pp.100-109 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520016442-7

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