The 1979 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies

Stephan Hobe; Ram Jakhu; Steven Freeland; Fabio Tronchetti; Peter Stubbe

The 1979 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies

Stephan Hobe, Ram Jakhu, Steven Freeland, Fabio Tronchetti, Peter Stubbe

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Abstract

The Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (the ‘Moon Agreement’, hereinafter MOON) is the fifth international agreement negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations concerning human activities in outer space. It was adopted on 5 December 1979 by the Resolution 34/68 of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), opened for signature on 18 December 1979 and entered into force on 11 July 1984. Although adopted in 1979 by consensus in UNCOPUOS and then as a resolution in the UN General Assembly, it has not attained widespread support among major space-faring States nor in the broader international community. Even if one takes into account that the limited financial and practical realistic possibility for many countries to participate in a Moon mission, the interest in this treaty could derive from its general advantages. To date, only 15 States have ratified the treaty which is much lower than the number of States Parties of the other UN space treaties which is currently in the order of 50 to 100.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cologne Commentary on Space Law. Vol. II: Rescue Agreement, Liability Convention, Registration Convention, Moon Agreement
Editors	Stephan Hobe, Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd, Kai-Uwe Schrogl
Place of Publication	Germany
Publisher	Carl Heymanns Verlag
Pages	325-426
Number of pages	102
ISBN (Print)	9783452275233
Publication status	Published - 2013

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space law
moon

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Hobe, S., Jakhu, R., Freeland, S., Tronchetti, F., & Stubbe, P. (2013). The 1979 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. In S. Hobe, B. Schmidt-Tedd, & K.-U. Schrogl (Eds.), Cologne Commentary on Space Law. Vol. II: Rescue Agreement, Liability Convention, Registration Convention, Moon Agreement (pp. 325-426). Carl Heymanns Verlag.

Hobe, Stephan ; Jakhu, Ram ; Freeland, Steven et al. / The 1979 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. Cologne Commentary on Space Law. Vol. II: Rescue Agreement, Liability Convention, Registration Convention, Moon Agreement. editor / Stephan Hobe ; Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd ; Kai-Uwe Schrogl. Germany : Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2013. pp. 325-426

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The 1979 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. / Hobe, Stephan; Jakhu, Ram; Freeland, Steven et al.
Cologne Commentary on Space Law. Vol. II: Rescue Agreement, Liability Convention, Registration Convention, Moon Agreement. ed. / Stephan Hobe; Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd; Kai-Uwe Schrogl. Germany: Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2013. p. 325-426.

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