Abstract
In 1985 the Strategic Defence Initiative has become the key issue of all military and political discussions, both in Europe and the United States. Though the ABM Treaty played on important role in the public debate, the legal dimension of an intensified militarisation of space attracted no particular attention in the FRG1. Therefore, this paper is focused on the three most important questions of the legal discussion:
The challenged value of the Outer Space Treaty.
The importance and survival of the ABM Treaty.
The need for a new legal instrument to prevent an arms race in space.
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H. Fischer, ‘Völkerrechtliche Schranken der Weltraumrüstung’, in: R. Labusch, E. Maus, and P. Send (eds), Weltraum ohne Waffen (Gütersloh 1984) pp. 154–67.
R. Wolfrum, ‘The Problems of Limitation and Prohibition of Military Use of Outer Space”, Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (1984) pp. 784–806.
R Harndt, ‘Die Militärische Nützung des Weltraums und ihre völkerrechtlichen Grenzen”, The Military Law and Law of War Review (1985) pp. 69–121.
S. Gorove, ‘International Space Law in Perspective — Some Major Issues, Trends and Alternatives”, Recueil des Cours 1983 III, p. 353.
R. Harndt, op.cit.; B. Jasani and C. Lee, Countdown to Space War (London 1984) p. 90.
A. Chayes, ‘Space Weapons: The Legal Context’, Weapons in Space (Daedalus, Summer 1985) Vol.II, p. 203.
T.K. Longstreth, J.E. Pike, J.B. Rhinelander, The Impact of US and Soviet Ballistic Missile Defense Programmes on the ABM Treaty, (Washington 1985), pp. 28–30.
H. Fischer, R. Labusch, E. Maus and J. Scheffran, ‘Treaty on the Limitation of the Military Use of Outer Space’ in Weltraum ohne Waffen, op.cit.
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Fischer, H. (1987). The Military Use of Space and the International Legal System. In: Holdren, J., Rotblat, J. (eds) Strategic Defences and the Future of the Arms Race. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18675-4_21
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