EFFECTIVE EXERCISE OF 'IN-SPACE JURISDICTION': THE US APPROACH AND THE PROBLEMS IT IS FACING

摘要

As mankind moves closer to the fiftieth anniversary of the conclusion of the Outer Space Treaty, the framework international treaty laying down the baseline regime for space activities, it may be considered a major achievement that the treaty, as well as some of its off-spring- notably the Rescue Agreement, the Liability Convention and the Registration Convention - seem to be as relevant as ever. This is a major feat in an international era of many fundamental changes in the geopolitical, economic and social context.