United Nations space treaties

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series of international treaties space law instrument

The United Nations space treaties are a series of international agreements that establish the legal framework for the peaceful exploration, use, and governance of outer space by states.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
UN space affairs structures	1
United Nations space treaty	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	series of international treaties ⓘ space law instrument ⓘ
administeredBy	United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Moon and other celestial bodies ⓘ activities of states in outer space ⓘ outer space ⓘ
bindingOn	states parties ⓘ
corePrinciple	avoidance of harmful contamination of outer space and celestial bodies ⓘ freedom of exploration and use of outer space ⓘ international responsibility for national space activities ⓘ liability for damage caused by space objects ⓘ non-appropriation of outer space ⓘ peaceful use of outer space ⓘ registration of objects launched into outer space ⓘ use of the Moon and other celestial bodies exclusively for peaceful purposes ⓘ
developedBy	United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishesObligation	assist and return astronauts in distress ⓘ avoid harmful interference with activities of other states in outer space ⓘ maintain a national registry of space objects ⓘ provide information on space objects to the United Nations registry ⓘ
field	space law ⓘ
includes	Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space NERFINISHED ⓘ Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects NERFINISHED ⓘ Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space NERFINISHED ⓘ Liability Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ Moon Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer Space Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Registration Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ Rescue Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	customary international law on outer space ⓘ national space legislation ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding international law for ratifying states ⓘ
negotiatedIn	United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Legal Subcommittee NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfCoreTreaties	5 ⓘ
purpose	enhance international cooperation in space activities ⓘ prevent national appropriation of outer space ⓘ promote peaceful uses of outer space ⓘ regulate activities in outer space ⓘ
relatedTo	Declaration on International Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interest of All States NERFINISHED ⓘ Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Outer Space NERFINISHED ⓘ Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations General Assembly resolutions on outer space NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	international space law scholarship ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Registration Convention → partOf → United Nations space treaties ⓘ

United Nations General Assembly resolution 1472 (XIV) → ledToCreationOf → United Nations space treaties ⓘ

this entity surface form: UN space affairs structures

Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space → partOf → United Nations space treaties ⓘ

Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space → category → United Nations space treaties ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations space treaty