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21 San Diego Int'l L.J. 105 (2019-2020)
Adapting the ISS Code of Conduct to Form the Foundation of Astrolaw

handle is hein.journals/sdintl21 and id is 108 raw text is: Adapting the ISS Code of Conduct to Form the Foundation of Astrolaw MICHELLE L.D. HANLON* TABLE OF CONTENTS A B S T R A C T ............................................................................................................ 1 0 6 I. IN TR O D U C TIO N ........................................................................................ 10 7 II. C URREN T SPA CE L AW .......................................................................... 110 A . Sp a ce L a w ................................................................................. 1 10 B. State Parties Are Responsiblefor Private Activity......................... 112 1. Responsibility: A Comprom ise................................................ 112 2. The Responsibility Compromise Enshrined by Treaty ............ 113 C. Understanding the Obligations ofActors in Space ........................ 114 1. G eneral International Law ..................................................... 115 2. A rticle VI of the O ST ............................................................... 115 3. Article VIIof the OST, the Liability Convention and the Registration Convention............................................. 116 D . Interpreting the O bligations .......................................................... 117 1. N ational A ctivities .............................................................. 117 2. States Must Assure Conformity with OST Only?..................... 118 3. Authorization and Continuing Supervision............................. 119 4. The Appropriate State Party ................................................... 120 5. Liability as State ofR egistry ...................................................121 6 O blig ed to R escue? ................................................................. 12 1 E. Treaty Obligations ofPrivate Space Actors................................... 122 * ©2019 Michelle L.D. Hanlon. Co-Founder, For All Moonkind and Associate Director, Center for Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi School of Law. This Article reflects the author's continuing research into the development of astrolaw. Portions of this research have been shared at conferences including the National Space Society's International Development Conference and the British Interplanetary Society's Reinventing Space Conference. The author is grateful for the support and technical feedback from members of both organizations. 105

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