Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies |
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1967 Outer Space areas article 11 Article XI Astronauts Agreement benefits celestial bodies common heritage concerning constraints consultations deep seabed developing countries draft agreement draft moon Earth orbit economic entities entry into force equipment establish existing international law exploration extraterrestrial resources facilities future govern the exploitation Governing the Activities heritage of mankind including the Moon industry instrument of ratification Intelsat interests international regime investment issues L-5 Society launching lunar materials lunar resources major ment Moon Treaty moratorium on exploitation NASA natural resources negotiations obligation operations Outer Space Committee Outer Space Treaty paragraph personnel possible processing purposes resolution resources exploitation Return of Astronauts satellite scientific investigation seabed mining Senate signature solar solar power satellite space activities space law space manufacturing Space Systems Laboratory Third World tion U.N. Committee U.N. General Assembly U.S. Government UNCLOS United Nations
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Page 316 - Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
Page 301 - The sea-bed and ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national Jurisdiction (hereinafter referred to as the area), as well as the resources of the area, are the common heritage of mankind.
Page 362 - ... 4. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited subsequent to the entry into force of this Treaty, it shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession. 5. The Depositary Governments shall promptly inform all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification...
Page 340 - Moon and other celestial bodies, agree to inform the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations as well as the public and the international scientific community, to the greatest extent feasible and practicable, of the nature, conduct, locations and results of such activities.
Page 333 - Outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration and use by all States without discrimination of any kind, on a basis of equality and in accordance with, international law, and there shall be free access to all areas of celestial bodies.
Page 362 - The original of this Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French. Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send certified copies thereof to all States referred to in article 8.
Page 315 - The exploration and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development, and shall be the province of all mankind.
Page 340 - The orderly and safe development of the natural resources of the moon; (b) The rational management of those resources; (c) The expansion of opportunities in the use of those resources; (d) An equitable sharing by all States Parties...
Page 361 - Treaty before its entry into force in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article may accede to it at any time. 2. This Treaty shall be subject to ratification by signatory States. Instruments of ratification and instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Governments of the...
Page 276 - Office shall be to provide early indications of the probable beneficial and adverse impacts of the applications of technology and to develop other coordinate information which may assist the Congress.