AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PCA'S OPTIONAL RULES FOR ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES RELATING TO OUTER SPACE ACTIVITIES

摘要

In developing the Outer Space Rules, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Advisory Group sought to fill some of the fundamental lacunae in existing dispute resolution mechanisms of international space law. The rules provide a comprehensive voluntary dispute resolution procedure specifically tailored to the peculiarities of disputes relating to outer space activities. Their success depends entirely on how much confidence they can inspire in the international community. I am certain that the work and thought invested into the Outer Space Rules by the Advisory Group and the PC A International Bureau, described in this introduction, and the detail of the Rules' provisions, which I now invite you to explore, will inspire such confidence.