Research On The Ownership Of Outer Space Resources

Since the 20th century,more and more attention has been paid to outer space resources,but their rights have been in the gray zone of law.The provisions on the ownership of outer space resources can be traced back as early as the Outer Space Treaty and the Moon Agreement of 1967,which stipulated that outer space and outer space resources belong to all human beings.In fact,the current treatment of the ownership of outer space resources by the international community is mostly an implicit recognition,such as the recognition that the developing country has the right of ownership and disposition of the lunar samples it has developed.However,this principled provision and implicit recognition make it difficult to continue to apply to the coming era of further commercial development of outer space resources,as it leaves the space-farther countries and private enterprises aiming to develop outer space resources in a state of legal uncertainty as to the rights they deserve.Domestic laws and policies in the United States have made up for the uncertainty in the ownership of outer space resources-since outer space resources belong to all humans,the rights of any outer space resources can be owned by the corresponding national developers.This activity has caused a lot of criticism from the international community.Many people think it is a beneficial and distorted interpretation of the principled provisions of international space law,which is in fact contrary to the spirit of international outer space treaties.Chinese view on this issue is to uphold and maintain the existing legal framework in the field of outer space,to abide by its purpose and spirit.Firstly,the principle of common inheritance of human property needs to be perfected in public trust mechanism.Secondly,the text of the treaties on international outer space law should be revised.Finally,the ownership of outer space resources should be thoroughly determined as the common development of all human beings.At the same time,in practical operation,an organization for the management of outer space resources should be established to coordinate and coordinate the ownership of specific outer space resources and the development of outer space resources.