The United Nations and Space Security: Conflicting Mandates between UNCOPUOS and the CD (Studies in Space Policy, 21)

This book provides a detailed analysis on the history and development of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) and the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and the coordination and cooperation between these two fora. Furthermore, it discusses the future challenges that these fora will have to deal with and conclude in which way the current system can change to cope with the evolution of space matters. This is necessary for the proper discussion of space matters because these matters cannot simply be divided between military and non-military, but are interrelated. Executive Summary 6 Contents 8 About the Contributors 10 Abbreviations 11 Chapter 1: Introduction 13 1.1 The Setting 13 1.2 Approach of the Study 17 Chapter 2: Initial Mandates of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and the Conference on Disarmament (C... 19 2.1 The Initial Mandate of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) 21 2.2 The Initial Mandate of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) 27 2.2.1 Ten-Nation Committee 27 2.2.2 Eighteen-Nation Committee 29 2.2.3 Conference of the Committee on Disarmament 33 2.2.4 The Conference on Disarmament 34 2.3 The Discussion of Space Matters Internationally Based on the Initial Mandates of COPUOS and the CD 36 Chapter 3: The Development of the Mandates of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and the Conference on... 41 3.1 Historical Background 43 3.1.1 The USSR-U.S. Cold War and Space Race 44 3.1.2 European Integration and Space Cooperation 47 3.1.3 The People ́s Republic of China ́s Position in the UN 51 3.2 The Development of the Mandate of Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) 54 3.2.1 The Development of the Mandate of COPUOS During the Negotiations of the UN Space Treaties 55 3.2.1.1 Resolution 1962 (XVIII): Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use... 55 3.2.1.2 The Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the M... 67 3.2.1.3 Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space (A... 78 3.2.1.4 Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects (LIAB) 84 3.2.1.5 Convention on Registration of Objects Launched in Outer Space (REG) 84 3.2.1.6 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (MOON) 85 3.2.2 The Development of the Mandate of COPUOS After the Five Space Treaties 90 3.2.2.1 Resolution 37/92: Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for International Direct Telev... 91 3.2.2.2 Resolution 41/65: Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Space (RS Principles) 95 3.2.2.3 COPUOS Mandate After the Addition of the `Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space ́ to the CD Agenda 97 3.3 The Development of the Mandate of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) 106 3.3.1 The Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space After Resolution S-10/2 107 3.3.2 The Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space Since the Deadlock of the CD 111 3.4 Interim Conclusion on the Mandates of COPUOS and the CD and the Collaboration Between COPUOS and the CD 114 Chapter 4: The Future of the UN Space-Related Framework 119 4.1 The Major Space-Related Issues Facing the International Community 120 4.1.1 Ways and Means of Maintaining Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes 120 4.1.2 Space Traffic Management (STM) 121 4.1.3 Space Debris 124 4.1.4 Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities 126 4.2 The Future Relevance of the UN Space-Related Framework 127 Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Introduction (Annette Froehlich, Vincent Seffinga, Ruiyan Qiu)....Pages 1-6 Initial Mandates of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and the Conference on Disarmament (CD) (Annette Froehlich, Vincent Seffinga, Ruiyan Qiu)....Pages 7-28 The Development of the Mandates of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and the Collaboration Between the Forums (Annette Froehlich, Vincent Seffinga, Ruiyan Qiu)....Pages 29-106 The Future of the UN Space-Related Framework (Annette Froehlich, Vincent Seffinga, Ruiyan Qiu)....Pages 107-117