Legality of Unilateral Exploitation of Space Resources Under International Law

Bibliographic Data

ID9934890
AuthorsJinyuan Su (Xi'an Jiaotong University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume66
Issue4
Pages991-1008
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational and Comparative Law Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-5893 • E-ISSN: 1471-6895
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020589317000367
OpenAlexW2752771794
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited15

In recent years, there has been a surge of private investment in space resources and the enactment of domestic legislation aimed at protecting property rights over the resources to be extracted. This article argues that the unilateral exploitation of space resources is not prohibited by the principle of non-appropriation and is consistent with the freedom of use for common benefit and interests, with the caveat that it does not exclude others from exploitation or exacerbate inequality among States. It also argues that a laissez-faire approach would be detrimental to the orderly, sustainable and safe exploitation and use of space resources and calls for the establishment of an international regulatory regime consisting of rules concerning international coordination, benefits sharing and environmental protection

Appropriation · Business · Economics · Intellectual property · International law · International regime · Law and economics · Legislation · Political science · Principle of legality · Property rights · Public international law · Space (punctuation) · Healthcare, Law, Governance, and Management Studies · Law · Space exploration and regulation · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

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