Liability Convention

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The Liability Convention is an international space law treaty that establishes rules for determining and compensating damage caused by space objects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
space law treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionMethod UN General Assembly resolution ⓘ
aimsTo ensure prompt and equitable compensation for damage caused by space objects ⓘ
appliesTo damage caused by component parts of space objects ⓘ
damage caused by launch vehicle and its parts ⓘ
damage caused by space objects ⓘ
basedOn principle that States bear international responsibility for national space activities ⓘ
category United Nations space treaties ⓘ
complements Outer Space Treaty liability provisions ⓘ
contains provisions on exoneration from absolute liability in cases of gross negligence or intent of claimant State ⓘ
rules on apportionment of compensation among launching States ⓘ
rules on joint and several liability of multiple launching States ⓘ
definesTerm State of registry ⓘ
damage ⓘ
launching State ⓘ
space object ⓘ
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
establishes absolute liability for damage on the surface of the Earth ⓘ
absolute liability for damage to aircraft in flight ⓘ
fault-based liability for damage elsewhere than on the surface of the Earth ⓘ
international liability regime for damage caused by space objects ⓘ
field space law ⓘ
fullName Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects ⓘ
geographicalScope global ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
obliges launching State to compensate for damage under specified conditions ⓘ
partyIs State suffering damage ⓘ
launching State ⓘ
providesFor binding decisions by Claims Commission if parties so agree ⓘ
claims procedure between States ⓘ
establishment of a Claims Commission ⓘ
settlement of disputes through diplomatic negotiations ⓘ
relatedTo Moon Agreement ⓘ
Outer Space Treaty ⓘ
Registration Convention ⓘ
Rescue Agreement ⓘ
requires presentation of claims within specified time limits ⓘ
scope does not create direct claims by private persons against foreign States ⓘ
international claims between States ⓘ
shortName Liability Convention ⓘ
subject international liability for damage caused by space objects ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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Outer Space Treaty → relatedTo → Liability Convention ⓘ
Artemis Accords → basedOn → Liability Convention ⓘ
Rescue Agreement → relatedTo → Liability Convention ⓘ
Liability Convention → shortName → Liability Convention ⓘ
Registration Convention → relatedTo → Liability Convention ⓘ
United States commercial space policy → basedOn → Liability Convention of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Liability Convention
Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects → alsoKnownAs → 1972 Liability Convention ⓘ
linked to: Liability Convention
United Nations space treaties → includes → Liability Convention ⓘ
CLC Convention → replacesInPractice → 1969 Civil Liability Convention ⓘ
linked to: Liability Convention
Registration Convention of 1975 → relatedTo → Liability Convention ⓘ