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Primary Document |
Title: | Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects |
Alternative Title(s): | Liability Convention |
Available From: | http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/SpaceLaw/liability.html |
http://www.mcgill.ca/iasl/research/space-law/liability-convention | |
Conclusion Date: | 1972-03-29 |
Entry Into Force Date: | 1972-09-01 |
Description: | This Treaty establishes absolute liability for a launching State whose space objects cause any damage to aircraft or on the Earth's surface. It also establishes liability for damage in space caused by a launching State's space objects. The Treaty also establishes procedures for the settlement of claims for damages. |
Legal Citation: | 961 UNTS 187; 24 UST 2389; 10 ILM 965 (1971) |
EISIL Categories: | Home >
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Keywords: | liability space |
Language(s): | Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish |
Document Creator: | United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space |
Site Administrator: | Office for Outer Space Affairs |
oosa@unvienna.org |
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