What Outer Space Treaty 1967 Article 7 - State Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects on Earth or in Space requires
Article 7 of the OST establishes that each State Party that launches, procures the launching of, or from whose territory or facility a space object is launched, is internationally liable for damage caused by that space object to another State Party or to its natural or juridical persons. This joint and several liability applies regardless of whether the damage occurs on Earth, in air space, or in outer space. The Liability Convention 1972 provides the detailed procedural framework for Article 7 claims, establishing absolute liability for surface damage and fault-based liability for space-to-space collisions.
Pillar: Space & Satellite Law · Authority: UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- Outer Space Treaty 1967 Article VII: Each State Party to the Treaty that launches or procures the launching of an object into outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, and each State Party from whose territory or facility an object is launched, is internationally liable for damage to another State Party to the Treaty or to its natural or juridical persons by such object or its component parts on the Earth, in air space or in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies.
- Liability Convention 1972 Article II: A launching State shall be absolutely liable to pay compensation for damage caused by its space object on the surface of the Earth or to aircraft in flight.
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