UNCOPUOS and ILA National Space Legislation Based on the Space Treaties

Abstract

This chapter begins with an introduction to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) and the national space legislation based on the space treaties. This chapter describes the contents, research results, and perspective on the Model Law of National Space Legislation proposed by the UNCOPUOS and ILA. Especially, the author presents and comments on the contents of the legal text “Rules for Suborbital Activities Draft” proposed by the ILA Space Law Committee's Rapporteur. Outer space law is an area of the law that encompasses national and international law governing activities in outer space. Outer space law can be described as the body of law applicable to and governing space-related activities. The term “space law” is most often associated with the rules, principles and standards of international law appearing in the United Nation's five international space treaties.