The Compensation for Damages of The Outer Space Environment In International Treaties

Abstract

The problems of pollution of the outer space environment are relatively contemporary, and it is difficult to enact fixed legal rules for it, at least for the time being. The issue with the outer space environment, which the international treaties addressed in their long discussions regarding sea pollution or air pollution, is governed by activities done by neighboring States as converging issues that can be measured when treating outer space pollution for its legal characterization and how to compensate for such damages. Although space or air space is not legally specified, it is possible to distinguish between the two areas based on their respective activities. For the reason that space activities have been the focus of human activities in outer space, states, in accordance with the principle of the free use of outer space, States have exploited the natural resources available in the outer space environment in the area of communications or remote sensing and others, to meet their needs and to achieve their ambition. This paper discusses the issue of compensation and related issues, pollution of the outer space environment and the grounds for compensation in accordance with the rules of international law.