ABSTRACT
The international legal principles in these five treaties provide for the nonappropriation of outer space by any one country, arms control, freedom of exploration, liability for damage caused by space objects, the safety and rescue of spacecraft and astronauts, prevention of harmful interference with space activities and the environment, notification and registration of space activities, scientific investigation and exploitation of natural resources in outer space, and settlement of disputes. The treaties espouse the ideal that the domain of outer space, the activities carried out therein and whatever benefits might accrue
therefrom should be devoted to enhancing the well-being of all countries and humankind, and all include elements elaborating the common idea of promoting international co-operation in outer space activities. The five declarations and legal principles are:
• the Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space (General Assembly resolution 1962 (XVIII) of 13 December 1963);
• the Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for International Direct Television Broadcasting (resolution 37/92 of 10 December 1982);
• the Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Outer Space (resolution 41/65 of 3 December 1986);
• the Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space (resolution 47/68 of 14 December 1992);
• the Declaration on International Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interest of All States, Taking into Particular Account the Needs of Developing Countries (resolution 51/122 of 13 December 1996).
