Private International Space Law. Philosophical and Legal Factors of Approval by the World Community

by Valentyn Halunko¹ and Serhii Didenko^2
1 President of the Research Institute of Public Law (Kyiv, Ukraine)
² Kherson Institute of “Interregional Academy of Personnel Management” (Kherson, Ukraine)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/phil-cosm/22/2
Received: August 20, 2018 / Accepted: October 11, 2018 / Published: January 25, 2019

This paper reveals the philosophical and legal factors of the private international space law. It is concluded that the world community should develop and approve private international space legislation and law, even before the mass use of space by individuals and colonization of space bodies. It is proved that the research, use and legal protection of outer space, space bodies and space colonization is an objective irrevocable and progressive phenomenon of mankind. It should be implemented on the basis of both public and private international space law. It is revealed that the first is well developed, and the second is at the stage of philosophical and legal approval. The authors emphasize that otherwise; the situation will be able to go beyond the humanistic and legal dimensions. This process might become uncontrollable, lead to space piracy, space wars, violation of people’s right to life and health, violation of property rights, in particular, intellectual property rights.

Keywords: space colonization; space law; legislative processes; outer space; humanity; private international space law

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