The five treaties and agreements of international space law cover "non-appropriation of outer space by any one country, arms control, the freedom of exploration, liability for damage caused by space objects, the safety and rescue of spacecraft and astronauts, the prevention of harmful interference with space activities and the environment, the notification and registration of space activities, scientific investigation and the...

The fundamental legal framework of space law is composed of five international treaties (namely the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, the Rescue Agreement of 1968, the Liability Convention of 1971, the Registration Convention of 1976 and the Moon Agreement of 1979), and five sets of principles governing outer space, (i.e. the declaration of legal principles of 1963, the principles governing television broadcasting of 1982, remote...