Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
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Summary
Outer Space Treaty is a multilateral treaty[1]. It draws 5,753 Wikipedia views per month (multilateral treaty category, ranking #5 of 40).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space[3]
- Instance of: United Nations treaty[4]
- Location: Washington, D.C.[5], Moscow[6], London[7]
- Part of: space law[8]
- Commons category: Outer Space Treaty[9]
- Language of work or name: English[10], French[11], Russian[12], Spanish[13], Standard Chinese[14]
- Publication date: January 27, 1967[15]
- Point in time: January 27, 1967[16]
- Main subject: outer space[17]
- Work available at URL: http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/oosa/SpaceLaw/gares/html/gares_21_2222.html[18]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Outer Space Treaty area[19]
- Legal citation of this text: 610 UNTS 8843[20]
- Title: Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies[21], Smlouva o zásadách činnosti států při výzkumu a využívání kosmického prostoru včetně Měsíce a jiných nebeských těles[22], Traité sur les principes régissant les activités des États en matière d'exploration et d'utilisation de l'espace extra-atmosphérique, y compris la Lune et les autres corps célestes[23]
- Subtitle: Vyhláška MZV 40/1968 Sb.[24]
- Depositary: Federal Government of the United States[25], Government of the United Kingdom[26], Government of the Soviet Union[27]
- Effective date: October 10, 1967[28]
- Law identifier: 昭和42年条約第19号[29]
Why It Matters
Outer Space Treaty has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]