Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects

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The Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects is a United Nations treaty that establishes rules for holding states internationally liable for damage caused by their space objects on Earth, in airspace, or in outer space.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
space law treaty ⓘ
administeredBy United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 1971-11-29 ⓘ
adoptionMethod UN General Assembly resolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1972 Liability Convention ⓘ
Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, 1972 ⓘ
appliesTo States Parties ⓘ
intergovernmental international organizations under certain conditions ⓘ
basedOn principles contained in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty ⓘ
concludedIn 1972 ⓘ
definesConcept launching State ⓘ
space object ⓘ
depository Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Union

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
depositorySuccessor Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
entryIntoForceDate 1972-09-01 ⓘ
establishes international liability of launching States for damage caused by their space objects ⓘ
goal to ensure prompt and equitable compensation for damage caused by space objects ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalArea international law ⓘ
space law ⓘ
liabilityStandard 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 ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate 1972-03-29 ⓘ
openedForSignaturePlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Moscow ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
parentBody United Nations ⓘ
providesFor claims procedure through diplomatic channels ⓘ
establishment of a Claims Commission in case of dispute ⓘ
relatedTo Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space ⓘ
Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space ⓘ
Moon Agreement ⓘ
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies ⓘ
linked to: Outer Space Treaty
scope damage caused by space objects elsewhere than on the surface of the Earth ⓘ
damage caused by space objects on the surface of the Earth ⓘ
damage caused by space objects to aircraft in flight ⓘ
shortName Liability Convention ⓘ
subject international liability for damage caused by space objects ⓘ
territorialExtent states that have ratified or acceded to the Convention ⓘ

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United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs → administers → Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects ⓘ
Liability Convention → fullName → Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects ⓘ
Liability Convention → subject → international liability for damage caused by space objects ⓘ
linked to: Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects
Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space → relatedTo → Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects ⓘ
Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects → alsoKnownAs → Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects
Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space → topicOfWork → Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects ⓘ
Resolution 2345 (XXII) → relatedInstrument → Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects ⓘ
United Nations space treaties → includes → Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects ⓘ