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What is COPUOS

Chapter 19
Global Issues Surrounding Outer Space Law and Policy
The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was established in 1958 (one year after the launch of Sputnik) as an ad hoc committee of the United Nations (UN). In 1959, it was formally established as a permanent body by United Nations resolution 1472 (XIV). All documents related to the Committee and its subcommittees, the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and the Legal Subcommittee, are published on the UNOOSA website. The Committee was first established by the General Assembly in its resolution 1348 (XIII) of 13 December 1958 and was originally composed of 18 members. It has grown to include 92 members as of 2019, and is subsequently one of the largest committees of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Proposal for Establishing an International Court of Air and Space Law
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7407-2.ch019
Abstract
This chapter describes the proposal for establishing an “International Court of Air and Space Law (ICASL).” The establishment of an ICASL is necessary and should provide the uniformity of decisions currently lacking in the jurisdiction relating to disputes in the field of air and space law and space exploitation. It is desirable that the establishment of an ICASL should lead to the strengthening of international cooperation deemed essential by the global community towards the joint settlement of transnational claims and cases with respect to air and space law. In order to understand easily the global issues and solutions on the outer space law and policy, the author describes legal issues and prospects on outer space law and policy. The establishment of such a court should be designed to promote the speed of work and the fairness of trial in air and space law cases.
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