Fundamental Principles of Space Resources Exploitation: A Recent Development of International and Municipal Law

• Author: Han Taek Kim
• Pages: 35-36

Space Resources Exploitation 35

XI JEAIL 1 (2018)

Han Taek Kim

∗

Space law is normally referred to international space law. As national space activities

develop, however, national space laws have been legislated in many countries for the

development of space resources. These are used to present conflicting cases between

national and international space law (corpus juris spatialis internationalis) on the

interpretation of space resource exploitation. This study is devoted to bridging the

gap between these two legal systems. In this paper, the author will critically review

the fundamental principles of space resource exploitation under international law and

suggest a direction for setting up national space laws for future space resources. This

paper is composed of seven parts, including a short Introduction and Conclusion. Part

two will discuss acts pertaining to asteroid resources. Part three will deal with res

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will look into the common heritage of mankind. Part six will investigate res nullius

humanitatus.

Keywords

OST, Moon Agreement, Non-Appropriation, Res Extra Commmercium,

CHM, Res Nullius Humanitatus, COPUOS

∗ Professor of International Law at School of Law, Kangwon National University, Korea; Research Scholar at University

of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law (2015-16). Completion of Univ. Diploma Course in Air & Space Law (UCL), Ph.D.

(Korea Univ.). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7210-2362. The author may be contacted at: htkim@kangwon.ac.kr /

Address: 1, Gangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24341 Korea.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14330/jeail.2018.11.1.02

Fundamental Principles of

Space Resources Exploitation:

A Recent Development

of International and

Municipal Law