Approaches to a POssible Model for Space Resources Mining Regulations

Попова С.М., Яник А.А.

doi:10.7256/2453-8817.2018.1.27372

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Popova S.M., Yanik A.A. Approaches to a POssible Model for Space Resources Mining Regulations // Space Research. 2018. № 1. P. 365-371. DOI: 10.7256/2453-8817.2018.1.27372 URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=27372

Approaches to a POssible Model for Space Resources Mining Regulations

Popova Svetlana Mikhailovna

ORCID: 0000-0002-1348-4492

PhD in Politics

Leading Research Associate, Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Fotievoi Str., 6/1, Moscow, 119333, Russia

sv-2002-1@yandex.ru

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Yanik Andrey Aleksandrovich

ORCID: 0000-0002-1599-6280

PhD in Technical Science

Leading Research Associate, Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Fotievoi Str., 6/1, Moscow, 119333, Russia

cpi_2002_1@yahoo.co.uk

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Article was published in rubric "Space Law"

DOI:

10.7256/2453-8817.2018.1.27372

Received:

08-09-2018

Published:

15-09-2018

Abstract: The co-authors present their ideas to contribute to the UNOOSA discussions on a possible legal model of regulating the space resources exploration, exploitation, and utilization. It is shown that finding modalities to regulate the field of space resources mining properly is not a purely legal problem. It is a problem of seeking the international consensus for choosing an operating model the Space resources mining activities will develop within. The analysis of current discussions marks that the legal philosophy cannot be able to propose the legal model which would be endorsed by all UN countries. In today’s context, it would be more useful to start with the search for workable solutions which most of UN countries will consider as politically fair and economically efficient ones. The authors note the practical benefit of analysis the issues of space resources regulations from different perspectives and give some modalities for a consensus to find as well as proposals for action. In particular, the authors suggest for discussion the proposal to balance the potential permission to perform the freedom of economic activity in Outer Space by the legally binding norms requiring bodies involved in the space resources mining to allocate a certain share of the profits from this activity to develop space exploration opportunities for the non-space countries.

Keywords:

Space Law, Space Policy, Space Economy, UN, UNOOSA, Space Resources, Commercial Space Activity, Space Exploration, Legal Model, Soft Law

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