Report on the United Nations/Argentina Workshop on Space Law

MAUREEN WILLIAMS Y OTROS

Viena

Conferencia; Fifty-Second Session of the Legal Subcommittee; 2013

Organización de las Naciones Unidas - COPUOS

Abstract Background and objectives International and regional cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space helps to bring the benefits of space technology applications to a wide circle of stakeholders, both governmental and non-governmental, and to intensify and diversify national space programmes. Policy and regulatory frameworks at the national, regional and international levels are of paramount importance for providing the necessary basis for States, particularly developing countries, to meet development goals and address challenges to sustainable development. In this connection, it is necessary to continue to strengthen the linkages between international space law and the conduction of space activities. Each year the General Assembly, in its resolution on international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, reaffirms the importance of international cooperation in developing the rule of law, including the relevant norms of space law, and urges States that have not yet become parties to the international treaties governing the exploration and use of outer space to give consideration to ratifying or acceding to them, as well as incorporating them into their national legislation. National space laws and other regulatory frameworks are necessary for States to implement their obligations under the United Nations treaties and to meet their specific national requirements.