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Article | Re-invigorating International Arbitration of Space Related Disputes by National Legislation |
Keywords | dispute resolution, national space law, arbitration, non-governmental entities |
Authors | Michael Friedl en Maximilian Gartner |
DOI | 10.5553/IISL/2022065002004 |
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Since the 1960s, treaties have been instrumental in setting the law of outer space. Increasingly, technical and economic realities live up to the ambitions envisaged by the drafters. In due time, this will lead to an ever growing number of private-to-private, private-to-state and state-to-state disputes. Already, existing space related dispute resolution mechanisms between states remain largely untested. The same is true for space related disputes involving private parties, which will require other means of effective resolution. We proposes to de-politicize disputes involving private parties where possible. To this end, we suggest coordinated national legislation by states parties to the UN space treaties to make agreement to compulsory jurisdiction of an arbitral body for resolving certain international disputes regarding space activities part of their national licensing requirement for space activities. This paper outlines the most salient advantages, disadvantages and obstacles to the creation of such a coordinate transnational system. |