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The Liability Convention was considered and negotiated by the Legal subcommittee from 1963 to 1972. Agreement was reached in the General Assembly in 1971 ( resolution 2777 (XXVI) ), and the Convention entered into force in September 1972. Elaborating on Article 7 of the Outer Space Treaty, the Liability Convention provides that a launching ...
- Resolution 2777 (Xxvi)
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- Resolution 2777 (Xxvi)
The "Liability Convention" Opened for signature at London, Moscow, and Washington on March 29, 1972 THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION, RECOGNISING the common interest of all mankind in furthering the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, RECALLING the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon ...
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The Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, also known as the Space Liability Convention, is a treaty from 1972 that expands on the liability rules created in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967. In 1978, the crash of the nuclear-powered Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 in Canadian territory led to the only claim filed ...
The present web page contains a collection of official records of negotiations for the Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 2777 (XXVI), opened for signature on 29 March 1972, entered into force on 1 September 1972. The documentation is organized by series ...
The Liability Convention was designed to build upon the terms of the Outer Space Treaty and broadly defines “damage” as “loss of life, personal injury or other impairment of health; or loss of or damage to property of States or of persons, natural or juridical, or property of international intergovernmental organizations.”17 Moreover ...
Nov 15, 2022 · The Liability Convention applies to damage caused by space objects launched by a State, irrespective of whether the space object causes damage on the surface of the Earth, to an aircraft in flight (Article II) or elsewhere (Article III). Applicability of the Liability Convention is not limited to space objects that were successfully launched as ...