Abstract
International society is composed of sovereign States. The membership of international organisations such as UNCOPUOS is limited to sovereign Member States and they are the ones who make the final decisions. If there is no agreement or consensus among sovereign States, there will be no regulations. However, we must ask whether the players in space are limited to only State entities. Many commercial organisations are already active in satellite communications and Earth observation and may become active in human space flights in the near future. We cannot simply assume that States are the only actors in space.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Weiss, Thomas G. “Governance, Good Governance and Global Governance: Conceptual and Actual Challenges.” Third World Quarterly 21.5 (2000): 795–814.
Rosenau, James and Ernst-Otto Czempiel, eds. Governance Without Government: Order and Change in World Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
United Nations General Assembly. International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Resolution Adopted by the General Assembly. UN Doc. 1472 (XIV) of 12 Dec. 1959. New York: United Nations.
France, Martin E.B. “Back to the Future: Space Power Theory and A.T. Mahan”, Space Policy 16.4 (2000): 237–241.
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2010 Springer-Verlag/Wien
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Suzuki, K. (2010). The role of international organisations for the fair and responsible use of space. In: Rathgeber, W., Schrogl, KU., Williamson, R.A. (eds) The Fair and Responsible Use of Space. Studies in Space Policy, vol 4. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99653-9_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99653-9_14
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-211-99652-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-211-99653-9
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)