Artículo II

AuthorRam Jakhu, Steven Freeland
Pages77-111
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I. Introduction
II. Negotiation and Drafting History
III. Commentary
1. Methodology for Interpretation
2. Analysis of the Terms of Article II
a) ‚National Appropriation‘
b) ‚Claim of Sovereignty‘
c) ‚Use or Occupation‘
d) ‚Any Other Means‘
3. Non-Appropriation under Article II as a Rule of
Customary International Law
a) Claim of State Sovereignty over Parts of the
Geostationary Orbit
b) Private Claim for the Placing of a Satellite
on an Asteroid
c) Private Sale of Plots on the Moon
4. Implications of the Meaning of Article II
IV. Future Perspectives
1. Natural Resources of the Moon and the MOON
2. The Geostationary Orbit and the ITU Regulatory
Regime
3. Natural Resources of the Deep Sea-Bed and
UNCLOS
4. Assessment of the Three Models
V. Conclusion
Ram Jakhu, Steven Freeland
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“Outer space, including the moon and other celestial
bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of
sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other
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

I. Introducción
II. Historia de las negociaciones y de la redacción
III. Comentario
1. Metodología para la interpretación
2. 
a) ‘Apropiación nacional’
b) ‘Reivindicación de soberanía’
c) ‘Uso u ocupación’
d) ‘Ni de ninguna otra manera’
3. No apropiación en virtud del Artículo II como
norma de Derecho internacional consuetudinario
a) Reclamaciones de soberanía estatal sobre
partes de la órbita geoestacionaria
b) Reclamación privada por la colocación de

c) Venta privada de parcelas en la Luna
4. 
IV. Perspectivas futuras
1. Recursos naturales de la Luna y el Acuerdo
sobre la Luna
2. 
de la UIT
3. Recursos naturales de los fondos marinos y la
4. Valoración de los tres modelos
V. Conclusión
Ram Jakhu, Steven Freeland
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“El espacio ultraterrestre, incluso la Luna y otros cuerpos
celestes, no podrá ser objeto de apropiación nacional por
reivindicación de soberanía, uso u ocupación, ni de ningu-

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
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