The International Responsibility Of Environment Damage Caused By Space Debris

Space debris is in the human development and utilization of outer space activities during the attendant, with the accelerating space activities, the amount of space debris is also increasingly dramatically. These tens of thousands of space debris environment have very serious damage caused by space debris while international responsibility also will produce. Environmental pollution caused by space debris is increasingly becoming the focus of international attention.Compared with the traditional environmental damage, environmental damage caused by space debris is special. It not only caused damage to the space environment and the safety of astronauts, for personal and property damage to other countries, but also cause damage to the environment on the ground. Moreover, the environmental damage caused by space debris is not every country can be caused, only a small part of the counties with a space launch capability can cause. Meanwhile, the environmental damage caused by space debris manifestations are different from traditional environmental damage, manifestations of environmental damage caused by space debris, space debris, including radioactive contamination, ecological pollution and chemical contamination in outer space, including space the presence of debris caused by the near-earth orbit or constitute geostationary orbit changes, affecting the normal operation of the normal use of the near-Earth orbit or geostationary orbit and functional space objects. Therefore, the international space debris liability for environmental damage is caused by a very special form of responsibility, we should be given attention.For the issue of space debris, there is no special international conventions about it, but Five Convention as its legal basis, but due to time relatively early development of the five conventions, for now, issues related to space debris, which are not provided or are specified There are loopholes. International responsibility caused by space debris faced weak foundation, specific system flawed, imperfect body main responsibility and claims and many other issues. Based on this, The article proposes some opinions to space debris. First, we should modify and improve the current lack of international conventions, the relevant aspects of space debris caused by specialized legislation, provide sufficient legal basis for the space debris. Secondly, in the main responsibility and claims subject, in addition to national and international organizations, the private body should also be included within the scope of responsibilities of the main claims of the body. At the same time, expanding the scope of the registration body, the State of registration should include national launching States and actual jurisdiction and control of space objects. Again, the establishment of a mandatory consultation system, when the State party during the exploration of outer space, an obligation to other States Parties affected by the potentially harmful effects of the conduct of international consultations. Finally, to strengthen international cooperation, environmental pollution caused by space debris is unique, it is not any one country can do alone, so that only international cooperation, have the possibility to solve.