Changing Responsibility for a Changing Environment: Revaluating the Traditional Interpretation of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty in Light of Private Industry

C. Robison
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In recent times, private industry has made great advancements in the commercialization of outer space. Such advancement represents a monumental shift from a period in which outer space activities were the business of national governments. However, the traditional interpretation of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty still assigns responsibility for private space activities to States despite private industry’s increased ability to conduct outer space activities without government involvement or assistance. Ultimately, the blanket application of State responsibility associated with the traditional interpretation of Article VI may be unworkable or inequitable as private industry becomes a dominant force in outer space. Therefore, this Article evaluates the shortcomings of the traditional interpretation of Article VI and proposes a solution based on the customary law of State responsibility in order to ensure that both private and public actors in outer space are unhampered by an overly broad interpretation of Article VI.
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环境变化中的责任变化:从私营工业的角度重新评价对《外层空间条约》第六条的传统解释
近年来,私营企业在外层空间商业化方面取得了巨大进展。这种进步代表着与外层空间活动由各国政府负责的时期相比的巨大转变。然而,对《外层空间条约》第六条的传统解释仍然将私人空间活动的责任分配给国家,尽管私营企业在没有政府参与或援助的情况下开展外层空间活动的能力有所增强。归根结底,与对第六条的传统解释相关的国家责任的全面适用可能是不可行或不公平的,因为私营企业已成为外层空间的主导力量。因此,本条评估了对第六条的传统解释的不足,并提出了一个基于国家责任习惯法的解决方案,以确保外层空间的私人和公共行为者不受对第六条款过于宽泛的解释的阻碍。
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University of Bologna Law Review
University of Bologna Law Review Social Sciences-Law
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