space law
Negar Mofakham Naser Eslami; Ahmad Momeni rad; S. Ahmad Tabatabai
Volume 15, Issue 4 , December 2022, , Pages 57-70
Abstract
Today, one of the main concerns of the Committee for the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) and its subcommittees is the issue of militarization in space law. Top space countries such as the United States, Russia and China have added to this concern by using advanced space military equipment. Therefore, ...
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Today, one of the main concerns of the Committee for the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) and its subcommittees is the issue of militarization in space law. Top space countries such as the United States, Russia and China have added to this concern by using advanced space military equipment. Therefore, the international community must look for desirable and practical solutions to solve this problem in order to prevent militarization and the creation of an arms race in space. Based on this, the present article tries to investigate the military prohibitions governing space activities in order to prohibit such activities in outer space by analyzing the military use of space and legal documents and explaining the conventional and customary system governing space treaties and by examining some dual-use space-based weapons; Conduct a descriptive analysis and reveal more about the negative aspects of the military use of space.
Seyyed Ghasem Zamani; vahid bazzar
Volume 10, Issue 3 , December 2017, , Pages 67-75
Abstract
The contribution of injured person in creating or worsening the damage caused by space objects is important in determining the international liability for those. This contribution, which is accepted only in respect of damage caused by space objects located in places other than outer space -land orair- ...
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The contribution of injured person in creating or worsening the damage caused by space objects is important in determining the international liability for those. This contribution, which is accepted only in respect of damage caused by space objects located in places other than outer space -land orair- will reduce or eliminate the international liability, depending on the extent of the contribution of the injured person. However, in cases where damage is caused by an act contrary to the international laws, this rule will not apply. In order to apply this rule, the contribution of main injured person for the damages to whom theinternational responsibility will be considered, and the contribution of state which acted the diplomatic protection of its subject or the contribution of member states of the injured International Organization are not considered. In addition, examining the rule of the impact of contribution of injured person, this paper tries to examine the issues related to this rule in the international space law.