Space Law in Ukraine: current status and future development

Abstract

The global development of space law in the world requires from Ukraine an immediate response and continuous improvement. Ukraine has declared itself as a European state on the way to active participation in world processes in science, economy, and technology. With significant human, scientific, and resource potential, Ukraine has every chance to take a leading position among the developed countries of the world. Updating legislation on space activities is one of the first tasks on this road. Ukraine's space legislation is regulated by international treaties and domestic regulatory acts. The purpose of this study was to analyze the existing international agreements, the Ukrainian legislation on the regulation of the Ukrainian space sphere in order to determine the future directions of its development. In order to achieve the set objectives, the study was carried out by certain stages in a combination of analysis of theoretical material, legislation, and the implementation of practical tasks. Such stages were: a search for state and international legislation, a search for international treaties, scientific literature; analysis of the above normative legal acts and scientific sources; comparison and comparison of the national legislation of Ukraine with international normative legal acts. The study analyzed the practical implementation of these acts on the territory of Ukraine. The need to improve national space legislation was identified. The focus of this study was on the future directions of space law in Ukraine. The focus was on European space law, the participation of individuals and enterprises in the Ukrainian space industry, legal regulation of space debris, the exploration of Mars, countering space cybercrime, and the training of professional personnel, taking into account the most modern methods of education. It is recommended that research departments be established at leading Ukrainian universities to train personnel for work in the space industry, using modern approaches to teaching and learning.