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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

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    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.


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