The Use and Utilization of Outer Space for Military Purposes Under International Outer Space Law and it’s Implementation on The Use of Gsat-7 Communications Satellite for Military Purposes in India
Abstract
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies 1967 (The Outer Space Treaty) is an agreement established by the Contracting Parties to regulate the use of outer space and its activities in Other celestial bodies. Outer space has limited natural resources in the form of orbit, these natural resources are the pathways for satellite orbits. According to The Outer Space Treaty, the use and utilization of celestial bodies are essentially exclusively for peaceful purposes. In practice, there are some countries engaged it’s activities on military purposes. By using normative juridical approach, this research examine how The Outer Space Treaty regulate human activities in outer space in the use and exploration of the moon and other celestial bodies and how it implement in the case of the use of GSAT - 7 communications satellites does for military purposes in India. This research concluded that the international outer space law has regulate human activities in the use and exploration of outer space for military purposes specifically in article 4 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies 1967 and India’s act by launching communication satellite GSAT-7 for military purposes is violation against The Outer Space Treaty even it’s non – aggressive military manuver.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29313/.v0i0.6569
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