Space legislation in India

Author – Vamika Vashisth, Student at Amity University, Punjab

Best Citation – Vamika Vashisth, Space legislation in India, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON SPACE LAW AND POLICY, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 11-13, ISBN – 978-81-960677-1-7.

Introduction

The laws that deal with and regulate space-related activities are known as space laws. Like international law, space law is made up of numerous international agreements, treaties, treaties, resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, and rules and regulations of several international bodies. Space law deals with the rules, regulations, principles and standards of international law contained in five international treaties.

The Outer Space Treaty, the Salvage Convention, the Liability Convention, the Registration Agreement, the Moon Agreement, and the Five Principles for Outer Space developed under the auspices and auspices of the United Nations. In addition to these international agreements and treaties, many states have their own national laws governing space-related activities. Space law deals with various matters such as outer space, the use of space-related technologies, and international cooperation.  The belief that outer space is human territory, the freedom to explore outer space, the use of outer space by all nations without any discrimination, and the principle of non-proprietary space prohibiting nations from determining sovereignty over space agencies.